“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,” – Luke 6:27 For the ordinary human out there, this is no easy feat. But with Jesus, the harder they come, the weightier the blessings. If God has commanded it and we profess to be on His side, […]
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“I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” – Psalm 91:2 A declaration like a destination arrived at by choice alone not by birth. This one is not by calling or by bequest. A heritage by reservation for the interested only it is. Yet
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“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” – Matthew 6:34 Put worry in its place by confining it to a day. Possibly, keep it tucked within a moment only and no more. Why accord worries and
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“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” – Jeremiah 1:5 The one to whom these words were originally directed was ordained a prophet. And how so well he lived to fulfil
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“Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” – Psalm 37:4 Make a friend’s business your business and what do you get? That bond of friendship is sure to wax stronger and stronger. Make your father or mother’s business your business and what’s in it for you? You
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“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” – 2 Corinthians 4:18 Devil’s advocate? No way and that can by no means be what is intended by this
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“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.” – 2 Thessalonians 3:5 No one can come to Jesus unless drawn by the Father – John 6:44. This is not an occasion for an excuse as some will prefer to adopt. A non-exclusive invitation to salvation
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“Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:” – Isaiah 26:4 Many are the reasons to trust in the Lord, and many more, forever. But the object of this admonition is His everlasting strength. Batteries may run flat; Fuel may burn out; Engines may wear down; Drugs may wear off; Even the
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“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful..” – Proverbs 27:6 Which of these would you rather endure? Pains borne from the wounds inflicted by a bosom friend’s open rebuke of love? Or the kisses of an enemy, hypocritical in nature, of course? Don’t be mad at that
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“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” – John 3:36 Who has seen life? The one that gets around the world quicker than Flash in the intoxicating comfort of a private jet? Or The
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