Spiritual war

A spiritual war is coming.   If you have been called by God, then you will have conflict.  It is how you handle the conflict that will determine the outcome.  You cannot ignore it. My people perish due to ignorance (Hosea 4:6); deny, run; or sleep through it.   Jonah...
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Woman of faith

It was by her belief and actions she was admitted into the Hall of Faith. “By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient”. Hebrews 11:31 Yes, you heard correctly.  Rahab was a prostitute and a faithful woman.  She testified to...
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Caring for a parent

As our parents age, we face the unexpected.  memory issues, care decisions, and the daily obstacles.   But as we place ourselves in our parents’ shoes, we can show compassion and wisdom in how to help them. “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law...
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Law-abiding citizen?

Are you walking by the Law or by grace?  You can’t be innocent of some laws and break others.    If you break one law, you are guilty of them all. It is easier to walk in God’s unmerited favor.   “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet...
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Who is there?

When someone comes knocking at your door, do you ask who’s there? You should! Several of my family members have reported hearing knocking at the door, and when they go to check who is there, no one is there. No one they could see, at least. We can have oppressive...
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Stay awake

We are to watch and pray.  Jesus asked the disciples to do just this: watch and pray.  Yet, they could not stay awake. “Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour?”  Mathew 26:40 The hour is...
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What are your expectations?

What are you expecting?   A confident expectation that good things will happen is hope.  We all need hope.  Despair is the opposite.  You are expecting bad things to happen.    There will be times when things don’t go right.  There will be adversity in our lives.  We need to...
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He is Risen

Today is Resurrection Sunday, or as many call it, Easter.  It is a day we celebrate having a living God, not a dead God in a tomb.   Jesus Christ died on the cross, was buried and has risen.  He is now seated next to God the Father, interceding for...
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Fellowship of His suffering 

Fellowship of His suffering, such odd words.  Who wants to suffer, let alone join others in their suffering?   What does the word suffer mean- Physical pain, mental torment, emotional trauma? Jesus died one of the most horrific deaths, to be hung on a cross.   Do we want to join in on this suffering?  Yet,...
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Not in the dark

Prior to His death, Jesus prophesied His death three times to His disciples.   “From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third...
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