“In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?” Psalm 11:1 Who do you trust in dark times? David’s friends told him to flee to the mountains when Saul was hunting him. “To trust God in the light is nothing,...
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“It is good for me that I have been afflicted…” Psalm 119:71 Suffering never feels good, and we often believe we have messed up if we are going through something difficult. Nevertheless, God may be preparing you for something greater. How you respond to the suffering is critical. David declared,...
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El Señor nos dio varias definiciones en la Biblia. Una de ellas es pecado. “Toda injusticia es pecado,” dice 1 Juan 5:17. Tenemos que saber la verdad y rechazar la falsedad. “Si haces bien, ¿no serás aceptado? Y si no haces bien, el pecado yace a la puerta y te codicia,...
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I woke up with a thought, are we mindful of our Lord? “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Romans...
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A tailwind is a wind blowing from behind. It gives us an extra push to move forward in the direction we are going, and the opposite, a headwind, puts up resistance. As an avid runner and road biker, I always watched the winds. A tailwind pushed me far beyond what...
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“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 Jesus Christ’s death on the cross and resurrection gained victory over the forces of evil and provided an inheritance; the provision...
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As the New Year is almost upon us, my mind has been thinking about what resolutions I want to make. As I meditated on this, I realized I was asking the wrong question, what New Year resolutions does God want me to make. A resolution is a firm decision to...
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Thanksgiving Enter into God’s presence this Thanksgiving, be thankful. “Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.” Psalm 100:4
As we are approaching the Thanksgiving holiday, many are preparing. The question is, how are you preparing? I know in years past, my focus was on the guestlist, food, wine, sitting arrangements, games, etc. What if we took a different approach this year and focused on the reason for the...
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