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... your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offences like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you ... come to mind:
No one can be good and do good unless God's grace first makes him good; and no one becomes good by works, but good ...
... “My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me. I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me. You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me.” (Job 17:1–3)
You know ...
... whole chain. Each one is a link. But take away one link and the chain is broken.
Nobody is a whole team. Each one is a player. But take ... out and embrace. And release and rely.
Especially in God’s family...where working together is Plan A for survival. And since ...
Read Job 27:1–23
“I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has ... my soul—
As long as I live, while I have breath from God,
my lips will speak no evil, and my tongue will speak no lies.
I ...
... with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! (John 15:11)
God is no distant deity but a constant reality, a very present help whenever ... every day that passed. How do I know? This little letter to the Philippians says so as we see in the chapters of Philippians.
In the ...
... again to a yoke of slavery.” Stand your ground. Ask the Lord to give you courage.
Stop seeking the favour of everyone . This ... it is not right. That is nothing more than serving men, not God. I don’t care how spiritual sounding it may be. Stop seeking the favour ...
Read Ephesians 5:15
God tells us not to be foolish, but wise, making the most of our time, taking every opportunity that comes our way and using it ... the brilliant and godly philosopher-theologian who became God's instrument in the Great Awakening revival of the 18th century, resolved ...
Read Isaiah 51:1
In the Hebrew text, the word quarry actually refers to "a hole." The old King James Version doesn't miss it far: "the hole of the pit whence ye ...
... with a businessman who runs his own company. As we talked, the subject of wisdom kept popping up in our conversation. So I asked, "How ... know how to meet any particular problem he has only to ask God—who gives generously to all men without making them feel guilty—and he ...
... are you today on your own journey?
Are you discounting the significance of your days? Are you sighing rather than singing? Are you ... all that you have to live with?
We tend to think that if God is really engaged, He will change things within the next hour or so. ...
Read Jeremiah 29:11
God knows, right down to the final nub, exactly where you are in life.
He sees.
He cares.
He ...
The enemy of our souls wants you to think differently. God doesn't care. He's left you in this mess for so many months. How unfair! ...
Read Isaiah 29:13–16
The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me ... more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”
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... 43:13-15
“Then take your brother, and go back to the man. May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release ...
... So dear that He sent His only Son to die on a cross for the sins of the whole world—for people like us. That’s no cliché. It’s ... and faithfulness is so humbling. We constantly give God all the praise!
I imagine you have much on your mind. Perhaps it’s ...
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Great-hearted, loving, caring, sacrificial servants of the living God have known ill treatment down through the centuries. The consequence of ...
... is a good time to correct faulty thinking. It is not always God’s will that you be healed. It is not always the Father’s plan to relieve the pressure. Our happiness is not God’s chief ...
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Snap a telescopic lens on your perspective for the next few minutes. Pull yourself up close...close enough to see the real you. From the reflection in your mental mirror, pay close attention to ...
... 2:1 –4
Ever feel worn out by the spinning of your wheels in the muck of sin? Are you fatigued from fighting ... That’s why it’s so unbelievably satisfying to know that God understood that too...in fact, it’s what compelled Him to demonstrate His ...
... how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which ...
... seemed a little too quiet. Curious, she peered through the screen door and saw five of her children huddled together. As she crept ... and problems tend to multiply.
Jesus, the Son of God, was not immune from pressures when He was among us. At one point, He ...
