Archive for December, 2008
God’s Hand On Your Life
Psalm 139:15 “My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.”
Perhaps you never knew what it was to nestle securely in a parent’s love. Your home life may have been strained or even fractured from your earliest memory. From a [...]
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The Word Made Flesh
John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
I know Christmas has passed for another year but as I read this verse I had an additional thought to pass on to [...]
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Giving God First Place
Proverbs 8:22 “The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.”
If some corporate position is the god of your life, and something terrible occurs and your future position seems to evaporate… but if your career, however, is simply a part of God’s plan and you keep it in proper [...]
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Segments of Solitude
Psalm 62:5 “My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.”
Henry Nouwen called solitude… “The furnace of transformation.” This doesn’t refer to mere personal privacy for a twelve-second pit stop where we get a quick fix to reenter the race. It’s more than that. It’s an oasis of the soul [...]
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God’s Plan For Hope
Jeremiah 29:11 “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.”
God knows, right down to the final nub, exactly where you are in life. He sees… He cares… He is aware and best of all… He is [...]
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Jesus, Our Friend
John 15:15 “Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”
“A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a [...]
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Christ In You
Colossians 1:27 “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:”
The Virgin Birth is more than just another Christmas story; it illustrates just how close God wants to get to you. In fact, He’s asking you [...]
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No Success Without Wisdom
Ecclesiastes 10:10 “If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.”
I don’t know of a hotter subject today than success. Magazine articles, books, seminars, and sermons promote it. But success is seldom linked with wisdom. Chances are good [...]
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Wonderfully Made
Psalm 139:14 “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
The next time you pick up your little baby or grandbaby, look into the face of that marvelously made child and say, “You are fearfully and wonderfully made.” And it wouldn’t [...]
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A Beautiful Balance
A Beautiful Balance
Proverbs 21:21 “He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.”
We have been programmed to think that fatigue is next to godliness. That the more exhausted we are (and look), the more committed we are to spiritual things and the more we earn God’s smile of approval…. As [...]
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