Archive for April, 2009
All Walls Finally Fall
Ephesians 2:14 “For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;”
I recently saw a preview for an upcoming television program on the Discovery Channel- about life after man. Through computer animation they try to show that after man is dead the planet [...]
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Our Job Is To Obey
Psalm 5:11″But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.”
As you walk the path of trust you will experience situations that simply defy explanation. When you look back, after the fact, [...]
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A Storehouse of Promises
Hebrews 6:13-15 “For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.”
Gods’ book is a veritable storehouse of promises— over seven thousand [...]
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Do The Good You Can
Proverbs 3:27 “Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.”
Matthew Henry wrote: “Wherever the Providence of God casts us, we should desire and endeavor to be useful; and when we cannot do the good we would, we must be ready [...]
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The Blessed Life
Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”
What is meant by blessed? Some say it is little more than a synonym for “happy,” but it is much deeper than that…. In the mind of the disciples they understood the Greek term that translated “blessed” in English, was used to [...]
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Hand in Hand
Philippians 2:1 “If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,”
It is only when I share life’s experiences with others that I can enjoy them or endure them to the greatest advantage. This is what the early Christians did. [...]
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Philippians1:21 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
When money is our objective, we must live in fear of losing it, which make us paranoid and suspicious.
When fame is our aim, we become competitive lest others upstage us, which makes us envious.
When power and influence drive us, we become self-serving and [...]
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Nothing Helps Like Hope
Hebrews 10:23 “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”
Hope is a wonderful gift from God, a source of strength and courage in the face of life’s harshest trials.
- When we are trapped in the tunnel of misery, hope points to the light at the [...]
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Let God Build Your House
Psalm 127:1 “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”
Here’s the idea. During those all-important early months and years of marriage, make sure the Lord your God is the heart and center of your family! If He [...]
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He Gives Us Himself
Matthew 28:20 “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
The story is told of a man on an African safari in the jungle. The guide before him had a machete and was whacking away the tall [...]
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