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Do you ever feel like you are a lost cause? You know what I mean: You just keep falling into that same pattern of sin over and over again... You know you’re forgiven, but you hate that old you and those old patterns, and you want... Out! You know God is the...
"Your steadfast love, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast You save, O LORD." (Psalm 36:5-6 ESV)Every time I meditate upon this psalm, I...
"Come, you faithful, raise the strain, Of triumphant gladness! God has brought His Israel, Into joy from sadness, Loosed from pharaoh's bitter yoke, Jacob's sons and daughters, Led them with unmoistened foot, Through the Red Sea waters."For today among His own, Christ...
"Praying at all times in the spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perserverance, making supplication for all the saints." (Ephesians 6:18 ESV) "And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought to pray and not lose heart."...
"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him." (James 1:12 ESV) "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for...
"O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him." (Psalm 4:2-3 ESV)We know from sad experience that some people...
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths." (Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV)"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are...
"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know...
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10 ESV) "Getting-through times”, those times we go through that we have not chosen and...
"Trust on him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is our refuge for us." (Psalm 62:8 ESV) "For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock." (Psalm 27:5...
You've likely heard the phrase, “It's against my religion”, used as an excuse to avoid unpleasant tasks. You'll also know that religions tend to have forbidden practices. That's true across the branches of Christianity. Can you think of any that apply to you now? Or...
To every action there is a reaction. In turn, these actions and reactions create expectations.When someone behaves unexpectedly, we are surprised. When we do something that we didn't plan or expect, we are surprised.The most important thing that we can do is to...
"Now when [Jesus] rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene ... But when they heard that He was alive ... they would not believe it. ... He appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went...