“Curse God and die.” (Job 2:9) This is what Job’s wife told Job after he lost everything. She was saying that ultimately God is behind all of this, and absolutely nothing meaningful can come out of it. She is saying God’s in control and His goodness can’t be trusted, so just curse Him and die. […]
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Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, And the righteous will walk in them, But transgressors will stumble in them. This verse is Hosea 14:9, and is a powerful word that is so relevant to our everyday lives In
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Paul’s great theme throughout his writings is being “In Christ.” in Ephesians only, that truth is expressed 27 times. My favorite is Eph. 1:6 , where Paul said “to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us In The Beloved.” the phrase In The Beloved is only used here,
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Been out of pocket for a few days. That will happen from time to time. Just as David explained his “One Thing” life in Psalm 27:4, Paul explained his life in 2Corinthians 5:14, where he said he was “controlled by the love of Christ.” He was trying to explain his behavior to the Corinthians and
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As long as you live under the unbearable yoke of guilt and shame, you will never be able to walk in faith and holiness, because the enemy convinces you that it doesn’t do any good for you to believe because you don’t deserve for God to honor your faith. Holiness feels like a lost hope
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Last week I gave a word about a domestic flight. I sensed that we needed to pray so that an accident would only be a near accident. I didn’t post the word but gave it at a service. Thanks for all who were there and who have been praying. Your intercession mattered. Below is the
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‘For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church.” Of course we believe that Jesus is committed to nourishing us. We know that He promised to meet all of our needs. We have all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ. He has given
1 Out of the depths have I cried to You, O Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 3 If You, Lord, should keep account of and treat [us according to our] sins, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with You
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“…taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” These words are so important in our quest to bear His presence consistently. Have you ever noticed that if you open the door to a sin and just let it into the narthex (foyer) of your spiritual life, before long it has moved in and taken
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Life In Christ is like a box of chocolate covered cherries, you always know what your going to get. God will be faithful. When you wake up everyday to face life there are a lot of unknowns, but there is one thing you can be sure of, and that is that the God who rules
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