““You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;” (John 5:39 NAS95) Of course, eternal life is something believers will enjoy in the age to come, but John had a unique understanding that eternal life was something that every believer possessed on the […]
Matthew 12:15-22 NASB [15] But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all, [16] and warned them not to tell who He was. [17] This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: [18] “Behold, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; My BELOVED IN WHOM MY
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Isaiah 61:1-2 NASB [1] … The Spirit of the Lord GOD a is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; b He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; [2] To proclaim the favorable year of the
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Searching the heart of Christ is the most captivating quest I have ever engaged in. There are a lot of fascinating things out there to be investigated but nothing is so captivating and fascinating as the beauty of Jesus. I think I understand better than ever before when Paul tried to explain his madness in
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“Rejoicing in hope.” That’s from Romans 12 and it reminds us that we are called to “Rejoice in the Lord always,” and why we can do that. To rejoice is to celebrate something and as a believer, I always have something to celebrate, Hope. The word Hope doesn’t mean crossing your fingers and wishing for
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Matthew 1:18-20 NASB [18] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. [19] And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send
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Matthew 11:12 NASB [12] From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force. Grammatically, perhaps a better and more accurate translation of this verse would be something like this, “… The kingdom of heaven violently advances, and the Violent Advancers seize it.”
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“The lame will take the plunder.” It’s the injured, who in desperation, break into the heart of God and plunder His beauty and affections. Job 5:18, “For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.” Isaiah 30:26, “The moon will shine like the sun, and the sunlight will be
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Psalm 97:1-2 1 The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the many Islands be glad. 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. This has been one of those great verses that has been an anchor to my soul in this fallen world because it gives
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Prayer is all about communion between two people, God and Man, and communion is all about intimacy, and intimacy involves communicating, and communicating assumes conversation, and conversation is all about transparency, awareness, and listening. I’ve could have started this by saying All healthy relationships are all about…..!!! The most important relationship that we must keep
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