Surveying the Scriptures

Specific Obedience

He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. Psalm 105:41 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people […]

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The Rapture: Our Gathering Together

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.2 Timothy 4:8For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. Job 19:25I saw in

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What is Truth?

A better question is: Who is Truth?Jesus isSound simple? It is not:Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6 We are told to love the truth:2 Thessalonians 2And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received

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Untangling Yourself

Being entangled is restrictionYou cannot serve God freely while you are entangledI think of thicketsOr a snake like a boa constrictorwho wraps itself around its victim, slowlyAnd how both of those can stop activity and even lifeOr quicksandThey all have qualities that can inhibit movementStop you from doing somethingFreedom in Christ is vital to our

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The Fellowship of His Sufferings

“That I may know him,and the power of his resurrection,and the fellowship of his sufferings,being made conformable unto his death“ Philippians 3:10 Feeling sorry for yourself and joining the Lord in the Fellowship of His Suffering are not the sameSaying in your heart: “woe is me for I am suffering” is not embracing it, looking

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Sing unto the Lord

SingWho me?Yes, you!Sing unto the Lord “O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he

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How We’ll know When Jesus Returns

Jesus ascended into Heaven, the disciples saw Him disappear into the clouds:Which also said, Ye men of Galilee,why stand ye gazing up into heaven?this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.Acts 1:1 This writing is a bit hard for

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