“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” – Psalm 46:1 We win battles without swords, spears, or armor; We traverse rough seas without drowning; Countless times beaten by storms but never broken; Thunder and lightning are but a laughingstock to us; We walk through fire without a smoke scent on […]
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“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.” – Ephesians 6:10 Some find strength in alcohol, some in hard drugs, some in work, some in people, and almost everyone in food. But none of these compare to the one who finds strength in the Lord. It is easy
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“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” – Proverbs 18:24 In fellow humans, this standard may be hard to obtain but in Jesus, it is only a piece of cake. Hard to obtain with our kind because of the flesh component of
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“As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God” – 1 Peter 2:16 “…cloke of maliciousness…”, doesn’t this sound familiar? The abuse of liberty, your liberty, in Christ; The misuse of gifts of the Spirit that come with this liberty; Both, as tools for the exploitation
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“2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.” – James 1:2-3 Like rugged tires on a rough terrain that shrugs off bumps with no grumps or grudges; So is that fellow that rides the tides of trials and temptations with joy
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“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life” – John 8:12 Just what does it mean to be the Light of the World? This is one of those questions with dimensions beyond the
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“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:” – Luke 6:37 And the summary of it all – do to others as you would have them do to you. Don’t be the first to throw that stone; it may bounce back
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“And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” – Mark 8:34 Rules, terms, and conditions are part and parcel of our everyday lives. Without them, chaos enjoys free rein.
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“ He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed” – Proverbs 13:20 Choose your companions wisely. It may not be a problem to have been born ordinary but it could be one to remain so. To degenerate to less is even worse. The world we live in
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“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” – Jeremiah 29:11 You may have heard this before but what you did with what you heard is what matters. The scriptures admonish that faith comes by hearing and hearing
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