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Read Esther 6:1–14
Excellent!” the king said to Haman. “Quick! Take the robes and my horse, and do just as ... went back to work.
Have you recently been promoted? Has God’s providence smiled on you so that your name is now honoured in circles ...
Read Psalm 103:1– 12
Truth be told, it's God's forgiveness of us that makes possible our forgiving others.
When on the cross Jesus Christ paid in full the penalty of our sin, God's wrath was ...
Read 1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Then David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly:
“O LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever! Yours, O LORD, ...
... from your cardboard hat. I congratulate you on waiting until the final prayer to crunch that candy. And I congratulate you today on an even ... of Bran Flakes. Laughter is a holy gift from a loving God. Those who laugh the hardest don't laugh because life is easy, but because ...
... then you need to come to terms with your lack of peace. God is bigger than any person.
You don’t need to dread tomorrow. You ... called “a frame of mind,” otherwise known as leaning on the everlasting Rock.
That’s what we’ve been learning from the life of ...
Read Acts 9:28–31
So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the ... 9:28–30)
Wasn’t it a waste of great talent for God to put Paul on hold? Not at all. Wasn’t Tarsus a strange assignment? Not ...
A friend recently gave me the book, An All-Surpassing Fellowship , which is an introduction to the ... high moral standards, but according to him was “devoid of God.”
Being academically inclined, M’Cheyne began high school at the ... and intense prayer life. M’Cheyne delighted in God’s Word and wrote in his memoir, “All my ideas of peace and joy are ...
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This isn't a movie. As far as Abraham was concerned, the drama didn't have a surprise ending. The knife goes up in order to bring it ... and death!
Suddenly, at the last possible moment, God intervened:
But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and ...
... pornography. If so, let me assure you— you’re doing the right thing by getting help.
Pornography is more dangerous than you ... your spouse (if you’re married), your family, and your God. Solomon gives this fatherly wisdom in Proverbs 4:23:
Guard your ...
... 6:17–18
I confess to you, at times I’ve doubted God’s purpose and promise. I say that to my own embarrassment. When things ... when I couldn’t unravel a situation and fit it with the character of God...those have been times when I’ve said, “I know down ...
... palace when Judah and his brothers arrived, and they fell to the ground before him. “What have you done?” Joseph demanded. “Don’t ... How can we explain this? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your ...
... me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So, you see how it is: In my mind I ...
Read Galatians 5:15-17
The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the ... analyse the evidence, and ponder the killer’s next move. Our curiosity forces us to investigate things that are just slightly ... BURNS US—
Moses’s investigation resulted in hearing God...Saul’s imagination resulted in condemning David.
—SUSPICION BURNS ...
Rarely will one of God’s heroes show up in the Scriptures having lived a life free of failure. Take Peter, for example. As ... and peace be yours in the fullest measure. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has ...
Read Exodus 5:22-6:12
So Moses told the people of Israel what the LORD had said, but they refused to listen ... and that he was somehow failing. How many times had God explained it to him? Yet, like many of us, he had trouble keeping a grip on ... to understand. Here it is: the best framework for the Lord God to do His most ideal work is when things are absolutely impossible and we ...
Read 1 Kings 18:22-40 ELIJAH
God answered Elijah's prayer. This not only brought fire, but far more importantly, it turned the hearts of the people back to God. It also rid the land of the prophets of Baal.
Then Elijah said to ...
I heard the average person hits the alarm clock snooze button an average of three ... and the Devil constantly struggling to live our lives by God’s values.
To change metaphors, when we come to Christ we suddenly ... things in this campground called life I ought to recall that God has saved me not just from sin, but for heaven.
When our ...
... 42:25-28
Joseph then ordered his servants to fill the men’s sacks with grain, but he also gave secret instructions to return ... hearts sank. Trembling, they said to each other, “What has God done to us?” (Genesis 42:25–28)
Joseph’s brothers wanted to ...
There never seem to be enough hours in the day. Although I'm up at (what feels like) the crack of dawn each day, by ... stressor in our life is our sin separating us from the God of peace and this affects every aspect of us.
GOD'S ANSWERS
God's ... emotional, and mental tensions.
Taking time to relax and move our bodies and brains in a different direction than they do normally ...
Read Exodus 2:15–25
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and ... He had grand dreams and mighty schemes. But this time God said, “You want a job as deliverer? Then stand up and do it, son. Start ... behind the scenes? Well, give that to someone else.
God, however, will use our failures and setbacks to cultivate within us a ...
