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Joy … Our Choice To Have And Keep

“Therefore, my beloved and longed for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.” (Philippians 4:1)  Joy! Happiness! What’s the difference? Can you have one without the other? Are you living a joyful life, exhibiting this fruit as one among several of those “fruits of the Spirit” found in Galatians 5:22-23? […]

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Heading For Higher Ground …

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those […]

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The Answer To A Troubled Heart …

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27, NKJV) There is to be found in God’s Book a great view of life … both now and in eternity!  But along the road of life, there will be challenges, issues, […]

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Where Is Your Counselor …

“… But Your servant meditates on Your statutes. Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.” (Psalm 119:23b-24, NKJV) What is your final authority when it comes to life … choices … and the dilemmas of this world? This question is a foundational question that each one of us must answer. Where do we […]

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Justice Delayed … Will Not Prevent Justice Served

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” (2 Corinthians 5:10, NKJV) Like in most households, when our kids were little they knew that if and when they acted up at […]

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Honoring The God Of The Lightning And Thunder

“When He utters His voice, There is a multitude of waters in the heavens.  And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth.  He makes lightning for the rain, He brings the wind out of His treasuries.” (Jeremiah 10:13, NKJV) Even little children when they are old enough to talk … […]

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Don’t Run For The Stands …

“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, …” (2 Timothy 4:6-7, NKJV)  Life can be hard!  Life can be challenging!  Life brings with it times of sacrificing … for others … […]

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“As Was His Custom Since Early Days”

“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home.  And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.” (Daniel 6:10) We are given a glimpse […]

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The Truth That Will Not Lead To Delusion …

“And with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure […]

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Working Behind The Scenes …

“I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience …” (Revelation 2:2) It is said of the early Christians each determined to do his part in Acts 11:29,30 “…which also they did.” I was engaged in a gospel meeting and had arrived at the building earlier than expected which was a real blessing … […]

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