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"I can do all things through him who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13 ESV)"And give no opportunity to the devil." (Ephesians 4:27 ESV)My definition of a habit is something you do over and over without thinking about it. Googles definition is "a settled or regular...
"In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (2 Corinthians 4:4 NKJV)"And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the...
"Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs up from the ground, and righteousness looks down from the sky." (Psalm 85:10-11 ESV)Due to pandemic restrictions, many people in business offices and extended families...
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love He...
"The Lord your God is in your midst, a warrior bringing victory. He will create calm with his love; he will rejoice over you with singing." (Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV)"Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his faithful love endures forever." (1 Chronicles...
There it was. That little black line on the map leading to a remote hot spring in Grenada. And where there's a black line on the map, there must be a road.When the entrance to the road was where it was indicated on the map, we took courage. We pointed the nose of our...
"And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him." (Luke 15:20NKJV)At the age of twelve, swimming in the river was the best of fun! This particular day was...
"Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships,...
"I will extol You, O LORD, for You have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You have healed me. O LORD, You have brought up my soul from Sheol; You restored me to life from among those who go down to the...
"But one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her." (Luke 10:42 ESV)In the story of Mary and Martha, we might wonder why it seemed Jesus chided Martha, who was earnest about showing hospitality. Martha had received...
"...since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders… let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." (Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV)"Keep your eyes on...
"Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints." (Jude 1:3 ESV)The cry of Jude "to contend for the faith" echoes down...
"Thanks to Thee, O Christ, victorious! Thanks to Thee, O Lord of Life! Death hath now no power o'er us, Thou hast conquered in the strife. Thanks because Thou didst arise, And hast opened paradise! None can fully sing the glory, Of the resurrection story."For the joy...