Going deeper with Jesus
Now the Lord had said unto Abram, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will show thee. And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.And I will bless […]
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Some people seem to always have a lot.Most of us have plenteous times and lean times.Thus the line in many matrimonies: In Plenty and in Want.This can be in monetary needs and wants as well as emotional. Sometimes we’re lonely, sometimes we have a lot of friends around, other times not.Sometimes we love our jobs
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Jesus never said, Follow a CauseNeither did He say, Follow a MissionJesus didn’t say, Follow a Church or a doctrineHe said, Come Follow Me We get wrapped up in the world and its sin and we are trying to help, but if the Lord is not leading us, our efforts belong to us and are
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Pride was what caused Satan to fall from Heaven. It is the stem of evil.Pride removes the glory of God and steals it. Its roots are in Satan. Imagine, if in the Garden of Eden, Eve had gone before the Lord, asking Him for clarification about what was meant after Satan enticed her. Imagine if
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We know God is always watching usWhen we go before Him, we will hear of the times when we were entertaining angels unawares. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2 We are sometimes walking amongst people who have angels protecting them as well. Sometimes those angels appear
Why is it so hard to keep Jesus as the focal point sometimes?The world and its stupid problems creep in and get inside our minds and then, it’s hard to unravel all of their webs,to remember and realize all the wonderful things about Jesus we know. Those thoughts of frustration can keep coming back. Sometimes
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Gossip spreads poison. What seems like an innocent comment about another can be filled with malice. Rarely, if ever, does gossip have zero ulterior motives. The reason for gossip is often to make someone else look bad, perhaps make oneself look better, to gather an army of strength against someone who may not have been
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The Fear of God and the feeling of guilt are not the same.Guilt is a way some people feel God thinks about them, guilty. Guilt is not what God teaches. Even when God is disappointed with us, when He is saddened that we did not walk in His way,He gives us a hand up, a
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Do you ever feel like your life has so many problems, you can’t see beyond?You know God will help you, but the problems are so big, so insurmountable that you can’t see the solutions?And, your job? It is to rest. Rest, placing things in the good hands of the Lord, There is no better position
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I have a friend, a very old friend of many years. I met her at a job I had while in college. She was a Christian and I was always glad when someone was a Christian. To me, that meant they were saved and following the same path that I was, which was essentially following