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... TV show? Let’s allow Him to answer in His own words:
The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life ... many. (Mark 10:45)
No mumbo jumbo. Just a straight-from-the-shoulder response. Jesus came to be a servant. Being a celebrity ...
... must believe it. I command you to do this thing.” “Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron about the Israelites and Pharaoh king of ... I will not rely on a carnal option. I will not retreat from the battle. I will believe You!”
God’s promise to Moses is the ...
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Being a prophet in Israel wasn’t an easy gig. That’s the understatement of the year. Most of the men God called were expected to ... was no laughing matter. Israel had been on a long drift away from God. He had the dismaying task of pronouncing God’s warning of sure ...
... 2:15–25
Moses took a 40-storey fall. As we pick up the biblical account, he’s a heavy-hearted, bruised-and-battered soul who has ... is no such thing. And until we learn how to derive lessons from seasons of failure and loss, we will keep repeating those ...
Have you ever been robbed? I have. Numerous times.
The first time was as a kid when someone stole my bicycle. Fortunately for me, ... broken into and robbed at least four times.
Apart from a sense of violation, particularly when a thief has been in my house going ...
... in need of guidance. For some reason they have forgotten the first and most basic way God leads His children—through His written Word! ...
Precepts are clearly marked statements like "Abstain from sexual immorality." That's like saying, "Speed Limit 35." What is ...
Read Exodus 3:4
When the LORD saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “Here I am!” Moses ... isn’t it? Moses stopped his forward motion, stepped aside from his responsibilities for only a few brief seconds, and headed in another ...
... President Ronald Reagan kept a plaque on his desk in the oval office which read: There’s no limit to what you can accomplish if ...
Yet that principle was not original with him. It comes from the heart of God. Here’s how the apostle Paul stated it:
I once ...
... Ezekiel 22:30
So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him ... short-sighted, boastful Peter, who frequently suffered from foot-in-mouth disease!
I am not suggesting these men did not have any ...
... got my vote. With an incredible regularity they would put the cookies on the lower shelf so that any high-schooler in America could thumb ... itching. And most kids I know at that age are never very far from fun.
I’m sure they got as big a laugh out of Stephen Erickson’s ...
... right out and say it: I haven't gone to church even once in the past two years. It's not like I started out thinking I would quit—I just ... I know I don't need to go to church to be saved the guilt from not going is nearly overpowering. Now I find myself avoiding my Christian ...
... and 24 of Job, we observe three calm, vulnerable responses from him. Take the time to read through these two chapters—they’re magnificent! Job’s ...
... “You’re killing a roach with a shotgun.” You kill the roach all right, but you blow the wall out at the same time. Hey, nobody ... to get rid of an obnoxious loser of a husband! She gets word from the servants that David is going to finish him off. She could say ...
Read Psalm 139
I grew up in the heyday of radio. (Fact is, I didn't even see a television set until I was a ... figured out, we're stunned to discover how much was hidden from view. Lurking in many a life is pain beyond belief.
In our world of ... best. He who knows us best cares the most.
Excerpted from Day by Day with Charles Swindoll , Copyright © 2000 by Charles R. ...
... Job 3:1– 26
At last Job spoke, and he cursed the day of his birth. He said: “Let the day of my birth be erased, and the ...
In the early 1960s, when a Christian suffered from a depression that resulted in Job’s kind of thinking and candid ...
Read Esther 2:10-20
Esther was the daughter of Abihail, who was Mordecai’s uncle. (Mordecai had adopted his ... is the latter.
Someone has said, “Education is going from an unconscious to conscious awareness of one’s ignorance.” I agree. No ...
... are always part of God’s leading. In Saul’s case, the surprise came in the form of a light from heaven, marking a life-changing transformation. For Ananias, it was a ...
... national office is committed to excellence in communicating the truths of Scripture and the person of Jesus Christ. Our hope is people will ... and publishing house.
Personal story from founding member, Bob Kuhn
In 1984, a group of people, including me, ...
... accumulating stuff, we have to laugh. Everything fit into the trunk of our ’53 Chevy on our first move. The next move called for a ... ready, whenever that day comes.
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
... to go back and relay this message to Mordecai: “All the king’s officials and even the people in the provinces know that anyone ... like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if ...
