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Read Psalm 146:8
Do you know what God's fresh, new morning message is to us? Whether the sun is shining brightly or whether it's pouring down rain? Whether the ...
... our good will rub off their bad! "), we get soiled in the process.
If you put on a pair of clean white gloves on a rainy day and then go out into the backyard to the flowerbed and pick up a glob of mud, trust me, the mud will ...
Read Psalm 25:21
Thoughts are the thermostat that regulates what we accomplish in life.
My body responds and reacts to the input from my mind. If I feed my mind upon doubt, disbelief, and discouragement, that is precisely the kind of day my body will experience.
If I adjust my thermostat ...
Read Proverbs 27:23
What's the atmosphere like in your home these days?
Are you in danger of raising ... children's unscheduled minutes...and hours ?
Seeking God's wisdom, ask yourselves, "What can we do as mum and dad to encourage our ...
... must have total, clear perspective.
He must see the end from the beginning.
He must have no match on earth or in ... rather than dream.
Who qualifies? You guessed it...God, and God alone.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for the ...
... you're only five feet, nine inches. But when you wake up in the morning, you're still going to be five feet, nine inches."
Worry will ... another. There's always a line of worries waiting to get in the door. So as one goes out the back door, we usher in the next one through ...
... Read Psalm 119:71
"Happily ever after" belongs at the end of a fairy tale, not in a description of the Christian life.
Life in Christ is real. It isn't plastic, it isn't ...
... excellent, ethically beautiful. It's called a holy life. And God honours that. Because it's like He is. And according to Ephesians 5:1, we ... as He lives.
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 ...
... hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. (Ephesians ... with such a wide and diverse group of people! Thank You for "the mystery" now being made known to Your people, how You have drawn together ...
... it...with your finger, for pity's sake. Talk about the Stone Age!
I remember driving by a vacant lot some time ago, then going ... Compressed. Condensed. Slam-bang-it's-done.
Not so in God's wilderness schooling. When it comes to walking with God, there is no such ...
... We toss around words like faith and love all the time. And most of us can describe both with minimal difficulty.
But hope ? What in the world is it? And is it really that essential?
Webster defines hope, ...
Read Psalm 119:114
One of the greatest benefits to be gleaned from the Bible is perspective. When we get ... is drained away and, worst of all, hope departs.
God's Word is tailor-made for grey-slush days.
It sends a beam of light ... stand firm through discouraging times but only if we apply God's instructions.
Excerpted from Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom for ...
... an interest in living in our home and being discipled in the context of our family. He assured me time and again, “I really want to ... serve. I just want to be a servant, Chuck.”
Cynthia, the children, and I talked this over at length. We decided we’d give it a ...
Read Psalm 139:14
The next time you pick up your little baby or grandbaby, look into the face of that marvellously made child and say, "You are fearfully and ...
Children need to know how valuable they are in God's sight—and ours. Nothing gives them greater security than a strong sense ...
Freedom from oppression has been the dream of nations and individuals throughout history. And while freedom has ... distinctive way—he gave His life, exposing Himself to the ultimate physical weakness in order to provide for His followers the ... encourage you to stand firm in the liberty that comes from God.
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When people hear the word parenthood, in rush all kinds of thoughts and feelings—some positive and some negative. One may remember the joy of having a faithful dad or the comfort that comes with a diligent mom. Another may remember the horrors of ...
... it said that we never stand taller than when we kneel before God. But what happens when we offer our prayers and petitions to God? Does He ... passionate intercession on behalf of Lot and his family in the face of the imminent destruction of Sodom. We can understand the struggle ...
... knees for callouses caused by long hours of prayer.
No, the goal of this lesson is to help us see prayer as a way to lighten our ... not add to them; to relieve anxiety, not to increase it. The last thing we need is for someone to pour fuel on the fire of our angst. We ...
... manager, teacher, or coach? Nehemiah knew that, even though God was the ultimate authority, he served under a pagan king.
Nehemiah wanted ...
For some people, minding the rules is more important than helping the hurting. These faultfinders enjoy heaping up laws that add to other ... taking delight in judging others when they collapse under the weight. When Jesus healed a lame man, rather than take joy for his healing, ...
