Hope comes from stability. 2 Corinthians 4 says: 16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that
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Can you train yourself to do God’s will? Psalm 119:48 says: I will lift up my hands toward your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on your statutes. It takes little effort to do God’s will when you enjoy it. Enjoyment of following the rules isn’t always easy. There is the natural tendency
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Ever wonder why things don’t make sense? People need time to process. Matthew 13 says: 10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them
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I think our leaders need a lesson on how our words sound next to the actions of God. 1 Samuel 2:3 says: Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed. Compared to the holiness of God,
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When was the last time a leader caused you to say, “They did that well”? Mark 7 says: 31 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32 And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech
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Should you be scared that the government might be reading your emails? Job 34 says: 16 “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. 17 Shall one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty, 18 who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’ and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’ 19 who shows no partiality
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Every earthly ruler has limitations. Why, then, do we live in fear of them and seek their approval so desperately, with the yelling, cheering, screaming, and begging for the scraps that come from their table? Luke 12 says: 4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have
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God is the model of protection. Psalm 68 says: 4 Sing to God, sing praises to His name; lift up a song to Him who rides through the deserts; His name is the Lord; exult before Him! 5 Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in His holy habitation. 6 God settles the solitary in a home; He leads
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Do you have a concealed carry permit? Revelation 3 says: 7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. 8 “‘I know your works. Behold,
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How close to falling off of the cliff have you been recently? 2 Corinthians 4 says: 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus
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Did God at one time allow unbelievers into Heaven? Acts 17 says: 29 Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. 30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere
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Sometimes you know adversity is coming; many times you don’t. Does it make it easier to deal with if you know it’s coming, or is that just more time to worry, agonize, and plan a way out of having to deal with it? Proverbs 24:10 says: If you faint in the day of adversity, your
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How do you think Mary felt to have other people invite other people to peek in on her family right after she gave birth? Luke 2 says: 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,
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