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... and friends for a newly found "calling"—patting birds on the head. The distressed birds would approach, lower their little feathered ... just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.
If God made you a "patter," then keep on patting to the glory of God. ...
Webster defines the term “submit” in this way: “To surrender or yield to the will or authority of another…give in. To allow oneself to be subjected: ... instruct us. Such resistance greatly displeases the Lord our God.
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... 5:5, 11:29-30; 1 Thessalonians 2:7
If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one ...
... more heresy than any of us are ready to believe. One of the tactics of survival when facing “the flaming arrows of the evil one” (Ephesians 6:16) is to make certain we ...
... in a day is true. And speaking of Rome, Paul’s words to the century-one Christians who lived there are truer than ever.
We ... suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new ...
... We need His minute-by-minute blessing to be fruitful. At the same time, we remain confident that He will continue to bless our ...
The same collective process, entirely dependent upon God, is happening today.
We’re counting on you to add your roar of ...
... believing." Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:27-28)
Our Father, encourage us—especially we who ... feel ashamed of our doubt. May we realize that You are in the midst of our reflections and, through such inner searching, we can come to ...
Read 1 Corinthians 4:14–17
Who is it the Lord has used to model His message and challenge you to change, to shake ... person upon whom others can build their lives. That’s how the apostle Paul viewed the impact of his ministry:
I am not writing ...
... ethically beautiful.
It's called a holy life. And God honours that. Because it's like He is....
All of our Christian lives we have sung the old hymn "Take Time to Be Holy." Those words are true. It does take time to ...
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Despite all of our searching and all of our study of the Scriptures, we'll never be able to see everything clearly, to fully grasp and understand and answer all the questions. They are beyond our comprehension—a puzzle, a mystery.
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Read Psalm 119:66
Whenever you see the scriptural phrase "This is the will of God," you know for sure that's God's will. You also know that to disobey is to ...
Read Proverbs 16:16
Foolish indeed is the person who considers himself safe and sound because he has money....
... can buy the good life, but not eternal life
It is God (alone) who is able to supply us "with all things to enjoy." As Seneca, the ...
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No matter how well-constructed or long-standing it is, the wall will fall. It may be as intimidating as an angry giant or as silent as thin air and just as invisible, like the stubborn will of a person or the bitter spirit of an individual.
But ...
Read Psalm 55:22
God has entrusted to us a great deal.
He knows that we can do all things ... His purposes and His presence.
We feel hurt and alone—God assures us He cares.
We feel angry and resentful—God provides wisdom ...
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the Way (Nashville: J. Countryman, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., ...
... of failure and lack of character.
Furthermore, we are on the move so much, who has time to share and to care? It has been my observation ...
Read Proverbs 1:23
What fuel is to a car, the Holy Spirit is to the believer.
He energizes us to stay the course. He motivates us in ...
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What brings wisdom into our lives?
Accepting God’s reproofs. Reproof is from a Hebrew term that means "to ... promptings designed to correct our ways. They alert us to the fact that we are off course. They communicate, in effect, "My child, ...
... life of integrity. Absolutely nothing!
Nothing stands the test like solid character. You can handle the blast like a steer in a blizzard. The ice may form on your horns, but you ...
... Read Psalm 16:11
I know of no greater need today than the need for joy. Unexplainable, contagious joy. Outrageous joy.
When that ... others. Such qualities make our voyage bearable when we hit the open seas and encounter high waves of hardship that tend to demoralise and ...
... Colossians 1:9-10
Have you ever been in an area of the country where there was a lot of fruit ripening in the sun?
Maybe on some cool September morning you've taken a walk through ...
