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In God’s Love for You
Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 NKJV. Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10…
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Peace, Understanding, Hope
A spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body stood on end. It stopped, but I could not tell what it was. A form stood before my eyes, and I heard a hushed voice: “Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can a man be more pure than his Maker?” Job…
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The Kingdom of God
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33 ESV. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Matthew 6:33 MSG. I wanted to share our Bible study on…
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Put Away Arrogance and Grow In God’s Love
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Psalm 139:17. This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. Psalm 34:6-7 NKJV. This…
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Quiet Expectation
Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” 1 Samuel 3:8-9. I read the above Scripture in Hearing God by Dallas Willard. At the end of the page it recommended reading further.…
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Our World Is Being Blown Apart
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21. In the early hours of the morning I was awakened by 80 mph winds and rain and then hail. It went on for what seemed a long…
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Abraham and David Rejoiced
Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word.…
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Turn Our Hearts to You Lord
To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me. Colossians 1:29. How do we begin to comprehend the struggles that are part of this life? Reading this psalm, Psalm 109, we see David turning to God and asking Him to do what David in his pain seeks and…
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Our Need For God’s Love
The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalm 29:11. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27 NKJV. The peace of God,…
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There’s No Place Like Home
But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel his sin. Micah 3:8. “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!” (Psalm 92:5). How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond…