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... wearing 200 pounds of armour. It may seem silly, but that's the way God operates. In the final analysis, there was a whoosh, whoosh, ... you is five smooth stones and a sling of faith. I'll take it from there. You don't have to wear somebody else's armour. You just trust Me. ...
I recently took a trip down the cosmetics aisle at my local drug store. Planning to run in and out with my ... a sales representative foiled my plan by belabouring the latest trends in the makeup world.
She was enthusiastic until ... and wisdom.”
Three things we can strive to model from Abigail’s life:
She loved the Lord and followed His commands (1 ...
... to. I admire those who have, and I’m always amazed at the intense training marathon runners endure before they strap on their ...
Isn’t that a great word?
Devotional content taken from Good Morning, Lord...Can We Talk? by Charles R. Swindoll. ...
... when I couldn’t unravel a situation and match it with the character of God...those have been times when I’ve said, “I know down ... right.”
Yet in such times there are benefits that come from going back to God’s Word to study it again, putting on your theological ...
The wilderness wandering was, at last, over. A new generation was on the scene. ... the territory. For almost 500 years, they had lived away from home, like fugitives. They longed to settle down and deepen their roots. ... it would be easy for the people to forget those hard lessons from the wilderness. Becoming fat and presumptuous in Canaan, they could easily ...
... We've been taken advantage of; we've been mistreated....
The cause of disillusionment and the cure for it can be expressed in almost the ... in the living Lord . When we do that, the simplest messages from God calm our spirits.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom ...
“Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, ... law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead.” (Mark 8:31)
Origins: Old Testament, where it refers to ...
... on various things in this life, we certainly cannot overlook the issue of money. It can be difficult to bring up the subject of money. ... tighter. When the words tithing and stewardship come from the lips of a pastor, many people run. And we have the prosperity gospel ...
... system of cells and nerves, muscles and limbs in the same body—the body of Christ. Therefore, it is not surprising the Bible frequently ...
Living on the Ragged Edge is a study of the book of Ecclesiastes, and it’s for folks who live in the trenches—down ... the fire. It’s for real people who cannot free themselves from the demands of competition or escape the pressures of deadlines. All the ...
... Hebrews 4:9
On God my salvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, O ... peace that accompanies this rest. Thank You for the freedom from worry. Thank You for carrying the weights that we used to carry on our own ...
The Promised Land! If it was mentioned once, it must have been mentioned a dozen times a day as the time grew closer for the Hebrews to leave Mount Sinai. By then, there was ... Moses’s reliable leadership, as well as divine protection from enemy attack and other hindrances. But tragedy struck. At a crucial ...
Now if Christ is preached, that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? ...
... upon their religious roots with low esteem. Intimidated by the giant boot-stomping of secular events, which occupy the attention of most history books, we entertain the false idea that the ...
As the story continued to unfold, the plot became increasingly interwoven. And while all that was happening, the ... imminent. Surely, many thought, Where is God in all this? From all outward appearances, God was not only passive; He was completely out ...
... times can be disconcerting. Those who have gone through the remodeling of a home can testify to that! Likewise, changes in leadership ... of the changes that occurred during Israel’s transition from theocracy to monarchy…from God’s anointed servants to Israel’s ...
Somewhere between frightening and mysterious—that’s the book of Revelation. It is notoriously considered the most difficult of all the Bible books…completely unique, full of symbols, ...
... us because it conflicts with what we wanted, or planned, in the fabric of our lives. Some changes cause us to adapt or adjust in little ways; others alter the course of the rest of our days. Autism. Cancer. Chronic depression or pain. ...
Read Job 2:10
I’m impressed that Job listened to the words of his wife. He pondered them, he considered them, he turned them ... and always speak the truth wrapped in loving care.
Taken from Great Days with the Great Lives by Charles R. Swindoll. Copyright ...
In Genesis, we see humanity ruined by the fall. In Exodus, God’s people are redeemed from bondage. In Leviticus, those people are revived through worship. Being the ...
