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... Genesis 44:17-34
This was Joseph’s second part of the final exam. First came the vertical test. Had his brothers gotten to the place where they read the hand of God into their daily life? Yes. They had demonstrated this in their attitude. ...
... desperate day at Corregidor. One island after another in the Pacific theater had been buffeted into submission. The enemy was now marching into the Philippines as confident and methodical as ...
Read 2 Corinthians 8:10–11
A full year before the apostle Paul wrote to people who comprised the Corinthian church, they had begun a project. No doubt they got started with ...
... together has become a rare and treasured experience. As the “invisible enemy” named COVID-19 continues its relentless march around ... alien thought you’ve never pondered before:
Where is God?
A similar spirit of fear, sadness, and panic must have gripped ...
... 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 ... Let that day be turned to darkness. Let it be lost even to God on high, and let no light shine on it. (Job 3:1–4)
In the early ...
... handle criticism? It would be worth your while to check out the book of Nehemiah. When Nehemiah heard that his hometown, Jerusalem, was in ... the source...he refused to get discouraged...he went to God in prayer...he kept building the wall (see Nehemiah 2:19–20; 4:1–5).
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... 2:15–17
It was one of those backhanded compliments. The kind that makes one pause, think, then respond, rather than gush out a ... it. Your theology is narrow but you’re not rigid. You take God seriously, but you laugh like there’s no tomorrow. You have definite ...
... people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more ... only demoralize, immobilize, and ultimately paralyze.
God is for us. God’s goal is that we move toward maturity, all our past ...
... friend,
“Joseph who?”
That’s essentially what the pharaoh who eventually came to power in Egypt said. “Eventually, a new ... Store your treasures in heaven.... Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously...” (Matthew 6:19–20, 33).
One ...
... And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. (Colossians 3:17)
In his letter to the Romans, Paul goes ...
... books.
Some people can’t say no to a salesman at the door. Others have the hardest time passing up a litter of free puppies. ... the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5:18-19)
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I am now a first-time grandpa! Yes, I have joined the elite group of those who have silver in their hair and gold in their ... became realization. “But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman…” (Galatians 4:4) Our Saviour was born! ...
Within the writings of Paul in the New Testament, we have three letters of special interest to local churches ... the importance of choosing godly leaders according to God’s design. So many churches have drifted, but 1 Timothy guides the church ...
Joseph’s life offers us a magnificent portrayal of the grace of God as He came to our rescue in the Person of His Son, Jesus. So many come to ...
... 13:34-35; 1 John 2:9-11; Jude 1:24-25
Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling ... presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ...
... my best to be a good Christian and show my gratefulness to the Lord for my salvation by giving my all to the church. I volunteer on four ... for my family.
I know I should never question those God placed in authority of the church, but I'm starting to feel exhausted ...
The qualities that babies bring into the world never get old. The soft, ... brothers, or sisters, we rejoice in the magnificence of God’s gift of life. But how much more did the family rejoice in wonderment when the child was Emmanuel, God with us? When God took on human flesh at the birth of Jesus, He brought a ...
Read Psalm 40:1–2
God’s Word is filled with examples of those who believed God and “commenced prayer.” David certainly did. “I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the ...
In Israel's northern city of Caesarea Philippi, among the ruins of a worship centre dedicated to the Greek god Pan, a cave exists that was long believed by those who worshipped there to ...
... that I'm not getting any younger. I know that because the cake won't hold all the candles. Even if it could, the frosting would melt ... with the breeze of impulse on the fickle wave of moods.
God, however, brings about birthdays...not as deadlines but lifelines . He ...
