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Let God Direct Your Journey to Closeness With Him
If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by…
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There Is No Darkness In God
She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they…
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Let God Be Your Guide
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. James 3:17 NRSV. Holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. Hebrews 3:1. The Lord…
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Bring It To God, He Is Everything We Need
We do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Romans 8:26. If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide in you forever…
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Our Hope Is The Love of God
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8. We know that all things work together for good to those who love God. Romans 8:28. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out…
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God’s Truth Holds Us Safe
This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing…
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God Brings Hope, Understanding and Life
For He taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes. Matthew 7:29 NRSV. But rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings. 1 Peter 4:13. Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. Hebrews 12:3 NKJV. This poor man…
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Be Still and Draw Near
Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not…
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A Tale of Two Servants
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. Galatians 2:20. There are two excerpts today that I wanted to share. From You Are The Beloved by Henri Nouwen: “People who have come to know the joy of God do not deny the darkness, but they…
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Trust God To Bring All Things Together for Good
The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1 Corinthians 2:14. If you love Me, keep My commandments. John 14:15. If you will humble yourselves under the mighty hand of…