Wednesday, August 5, 2009
THESE WORDS ARE SO WELL KNOWN..."AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE."
You will Know the Truth “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 17:19 I find that many people are afraid to be honest with God. In fact, many people feel that until they are "good enough" they cannot even approach God. Yet God is after the hurting, those broken and needing...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Who Has Real Power?
“For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of POWER, and of love and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7 Spirit of fear The spirit of fear is a great source of contention in the life of a believer. Fear causes retreat, defeat, and is in direct violation of the spirit of faith. One cannot have...
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Monday, August 3, 2009
ARE THERE ANY MERCIFUL BLOGGERS HERE?
Teach Us Mercy “The Lord takes pleasure in those....who hope in His mercy.” (Psalm 147:11) Mercy is a beautiful thing, especially to the undeserving sinners such as we happen to be. We read in the Bible that God is a God of mercy. The psalmist says "his tender mercies are over all his works (Psalm...
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
DENYING ONESELF CAN LEAD TO GREAT SPIRITUAL GROWTH
"If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself... " (Matthew 16:24) Over and over, Jesus challenged his disciples and those who came to listen to Him that following spirituality meant denying oneself and following Him. Jesus also said, "My Father and I are one." In following Christ,...
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Friday, July 31, 2009
The Need for the Right Words
“Also pray that God will give me the right words so that I may speak boldly when I reveal the mystery of the Good News.” Ephesians 6:19 It is God that gives us the right words to speak in times of trouble and in times of rejoicing. It is God that fills us with the Holy Spirit so we can share the...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Do You Have Victory over Evil?
"The Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil." 1 John 3:8 Many people do not believe in the devil, an evil one or anything of that magnitude, yet we're told over and over in Scripture of such a power. The good news is that Jesus lived and died to destroy the work of...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
What is Number One in Your Life?
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Exodus 20:3 It's no coincidence that God would place the above commandment as the first of the 10 commandments. He is calling for His creation to put Him first. God is not some selfish, egocentric Creator who is demanding worship. He is the giver of life....
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
YOUR FATE HAS BEEN SEALED. JUST BELIEVE AND FOLLOW.
“ Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" John 1:29 To be willing to leave Heaven and come to earth, not as a god, but as a man, and endure the hardships of rejection, ridicule, poverty and physical death on a cross is a true sacrifice of love. This is what Jesus did for us....
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Have Your Needs Been Met?
"My God shall supply all your needs." Philippians 4:19 So often we forget that God is really there and willing to provide for our every need, especially our spiritual ones. It's easy to get caught up in the cares of this world and want more than what we have when it comes to temporal desires, but...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Learning to Hang On
“Therefore, having so vast a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, and throwing off everything that hinders us and especially the sin that so easily entangles us, let us keep running with endurance the race set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1) As human beings our road sometimes gets very difficult. Some have...
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