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Read 1 Kings 17:1
God keeps His promises. It’s a major part of His immutable nature. He ... words, then renege on what He said He would do. God is neither fickle nor moody. And He never lies. As my own father used to ... it, it was because of a promise of God that Elijah came on the biblical scene in the first place. It was the prophet’s unpopular task to ...
... this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ... you, you need the support of family, friends, and especially God’s people. It’s easier to lower the dinghy and jump in all alone. I want ...
Jesus said, “I will build my church” and in the same breath added, “and all the powers of hell will not conquer it” ... name a few.
You and I want to build a life that honours God (1 Corinthians 3:11–13) but that desire brings opposition. From Nehemiah ...
Read Acts 9:10– 21
But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to ...
Stepping out in faith always brings clarification of God’s plan. When Ananias went to see Saul, he received additional ... the things God has shown us since we made the decision to move. Initially, very few people could grasp God’s plan for us. It came as a ...
Read 1 Samuel 30:1-6
When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, they wept until ... of stoning him. But David found strength in the LORD his God. (1 Samuel 30:3–6)
David had reached the point in life where some ...
... Matthew 5:13–16; Ephesians 5:1–33
“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a ...
God makes some people large, others moderate in stature. Still others are small in size. We frequently make the mistake of calling small folks “little,” but that is an unfortunate and ... difficult to applaud another’s achievement, especially if the accomplishments bear the marks of success and excellence. While there are ...
Read Exodus 6:2-29
And God said to Moses, “I am Yahweh—‘the LORD.’ I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’—but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them. And I ...
... is perspective?
Well, it’s obviously related to the way we view something. The term literally suggests “looking through...seeing clearly.” One who ...
... it. It’s too stretching to pass over with a yawn.
The germ thought struck me when I was deep in the redwoods some time ago. I lay ... The vastness of the heavens eloquently told the glory of God. The expanse silently declared the work of His hands.
No words would ...
We are committed to excellence in communicating the truths of Scripture and the person of Jesus Christ in an accurate, clear, ... manner so that people will come to an understanding of God’s plan for their lives, as well as their significant role as authentic ...
In the Bible God tells us, “I am holy” (Leviticus 11:44). That means He is ... about us, “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard” (Romans 3:23). All people, even Christians, do ...
... we should hang on to because of their positive impact in the present, such as significant life lessons, spiritual victories, and the ... that we shouldn’t remember things of the past. After all, God gave us a brain with the capacity of memory. The issue is, what do we do ...
After the events of the last three years, there is understandably heightened anxiety ... can take comfort that even during seasons of great adversity God remains sovereign and will help us navigate the road set before us.
One ... wrote his most famous hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God . This amazing hymn was inspired by Psalm 46, in which Luther describes ...
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It’s a costly investment, no question about it. But the dividends are so much greater than the original outlay that you’ll almost ... of invention, persistence is certainly the father.
God honours it. Maybe because He models it so well. His love for His people, ...
... your lips lately as you peer at an unsolvable problem? The dictionary defines impossibl e as “incapable of being done, attained, ... their impossibility into the perfect opportunity to glorify God by bringing Lazarus back to life (11:1–44).
Humanly speaking, each ...
... at a vulnerable time in his life. He had learned that the church at Corinth was struggling, and he sought to take action to preserve ... a mysterious thorn in the flesh that kept him reliant on God.
WHERE ARE WE?
After sending Timothy off from Ephesus to deliver ...
... “How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. Had you kept it, the LORD would have established your kingdom ...
I was on a scriptural safari. Prowling through the Ephesian letter, I was tracking an elusive, totally unrelated verse when God’s sharp sword flashed, suddenly slicing me to the core.
...speaking ...
... were marked by monumental events, few more exciting than the Sunday school program, which slammed the door on three months of school and ... And they bowed their heads as my father prayed, thanking God for Mom's golden turkey and the special dressing. For buttered yams and ...
