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Because of Him
NLT: Due. 9:4 After the Lord your God has done this for you, don’t say in your hearts, “The Lord has given us this land because we are such good people.” Oh my! The Lord knew that blessings often distort the position of the receiver. The disposition of humility is not a given. It is […]
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Guarding My Words
Mat 12:36-37 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. The “blame-game” may very well be the oldest in the world. Adam blamed Eve […]
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Save Yourselves
Heb 6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, Heb 6:5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, Heb 6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them […]
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Love What He Loves
John 1:3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. Just lifting from the latter portion of the scripture provides all that we need to know: “without Him nothing…” I suppose we could speak of other nations, their cultural preferences and practices, but this would not answer the […]
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Sojourn
“Sojourn” is not a regular word found in most of our verbiage. It’s meaning has also found a lonely place in the shadows of cultural understanding. Such is the case with much of our English language; lost in the mix of modernism. The word does carry a diverse understanding, the greater being “abiding” or “dwelling.” […]
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Pondering
Pondering, I often come to the realization that my entry into His Kingdom was never in my hand. Jesus gave me access. He made me sit in heavenly places with Him. I am, but a grafted-in branch, joined by His allowance far beyond my own ability. How can I reach the depth of His love […]
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They Supposed
Luke 2:44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. How is it that the most significant moment in Mary and Joseph’s life faded into the abyss of a busy day? The “company” was certainly a group of friends and […]
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Imagine
You’ve probably heard. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood sang John Lennon’s “Imagine” at President Carter’s funeral service. “Imagine there’s no heaven, it’s easy if you try.” “Imagine there’s no country; it isn’t hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too.” Lennon was said to have struggled with his religious beliefs. […]
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More Like Jesus
Segregation was an early and often reality in the early 1900’s. The separation of black and white communities was routine in all manner of life. Education, commerce, military, and daily duties often featured a two-tiered system. Even funeral homes rarely mixed the patrons. It wasn’t just water fountains and buses that featured racism. The struggle […]
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Distracted
The Bible speaks of a young prophet who was lured into bypassing the command of the Lord. If we could encapsulate the moment, he was simply sidetracked. He knew the word of the Lord, but his attention was diverted and it cost him his life. Of course, there were a number of factors that led […]