Understanding the Scriptures

Increase the time you spend with God

Whatever time you have chosen to give to the Lord each day, increase it Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Ephesians 6:13 We are in the Evil DayMaybe you haven’t yet decided to give the Lord […]

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True and Righteous are Thy Judgments

And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,

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Unequally Yoked

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14 Depending on the situation, the Lord may allow a friendship or a family relationship to go on in a close way This may be a working relationship, a colleague or

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And Many Will Come in My Name

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. Matthew 24:5 Deception is strong right nowIt comes from every different angleIn propaganda from the news cyclesIn the churchFrom trusted church leadersIn interactions with people on the internetOur neighbors, our friendsThey, too, are deceivedThey love it and eat its fruitIt

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We Walk by Faith, not by Sight

For we walk by faith, not by sight2 Corinthians 5:7There are two main ways to look at things as Christians: in the spiritual or in the naturalThe flesh and the spiritPleasing God, pleasing man or ourselvesIt never stopsA warring battleWhat we can see, feel and hear battles against the living God that indwells usWho wins?We’d

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Look neither to the Right nor the Left

I am staying at an Airbnb way outside of the cityThe cows and goats, llamas and sheep are my neighborsI noticed there are ditches or declines off the road all over the placeIn most places, the road is clearly painted, clearly definedbut if I were to not be paying attention for one second, that could

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Casting Down Vain Imaginations

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;2 Corinthians 10:5 You know those thoughts, bad thoughts that come in your mind? How did they get there in the first place?The image of the angel on one shoulder

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