Going deeper with Jesus
This writing is about a friend who taught me a lot.
Have you ever seen Jupiter up close? It looks like an elaborately layered rock. These are two planets we can see in the sky with the naked eye. Have you ever seen Orion’s Belt or Pleiades? Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Job 38:31Each one is magnificent […]
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Who can love like Jesus does? Not a soul. Nobody can. Who can try? We can try. We can try to let Jesus love others through us. I just saw a video clip of a bully bullying and mocking someone. As I watched it, it got to me. The one who was being bullied hit
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I had an issue where I had to go out and brave the elements. My fingers got so cold, my pain level went to a 10, like the temperature. I wasn’t able to wear gloves because of the task I needed to do.I got to come inside at that point. It seemed like it took
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Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Revelation 2:4 This was a disappointment Jesus had with the Church of Ephesus. Most likely, we can see parts of ourselves in the descriptions of some of the churches that are listed in Revelation. Some people put themselves into the Church of Philadelphia, which
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But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Matthew 12:36 Every word. That means every word. What about Christians? We will still give account. It is better to do so now if you can.Repent and be cleansed by the blood of the Lamb, by the Word of God. So much chitter chatter, so many wasteful words that mean nothing. People
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that Thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter
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You can feel it. People in the world are colder. So are people who call themselves by the name of Christ. It takes effort to love those who offend you, to love those who hurt you, to love those who are not of your same values, your same thought patterns.Those who want to destroy your
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God is very intentional. There is nothing He does that does not have purpose. We can look at the history in the Bible and people do not find the value in certain parts of the Bible. Or the purpose that certain stories are in the bible.Dig deeper. Ask the Lord to teach you why something
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Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:10-11 We’re only here on Earth for a short time.
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The story of Samson and Delilah has always fascinated me. God instructed the Israelites not to marry foreign wives as, He said, they would turn their hearts from the Lord. In fact, that is how Solomon’s heart turned from the Lord. And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the
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