You know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his own children, that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 I know dads that will go all out for their kids. They will make time to…
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Nevertheless, I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place–unless you repent. Revelation 2:4-5 Jesus’ letter to the Ephesian church is filled with acknowledgements…
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Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness Ephesians 6:14 Truth is foundational in our spiritual armor. Standing firm on God’s truth is crucial in a world of relativism and deception. Jesus said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). Consider how God’s truth has…
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When he came to his senses, he said, `How many of my father’s hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. Luke 15:17-18 The story of the…
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For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. 2 Peter 2:18 Peter spends much of his second epistle writing about false teachers. It was a problem in Peter’s day and it hasn’t gone away. The…
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And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. John 10:28 Have you ever given away something that was so precious to you that you regretted giving it away in the first place? I remember once rummaging through a box of items at a…
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Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4 In chapter 1, Habakkuk asks God two questions: Why is God not punishing the sin of the people (Habakkuk 1:2-4) and then when God is planning to execute punishment, why is He going to use…
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 God called Joshua to lead His people into the promised land and as he walked out in faith to what God had called him to…
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Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12 Blessed or, “Oh how happy,” is the man who has been able to endure the temptations set before him because on the other…
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Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. John 14:12 One of the greatest issues people wrestle with in life is what their purpose is. Why am I here…
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