“Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 “Blessed” – the Latin for this word is beatus, where we get beatitude; it means an inward contentment or abiding joy, unaffected by outer circumstances. These Beatitudes that Jesus gives in the Sermon on the Mount are pronouncements not possibilities. The…
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And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. Colossians 3:23 I remember watching an old TV show in which one character told another the reason her life was so humdrum was because she approached every day the same. She had no enthusiasm for what she was doing. It…
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Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4-5 The devil isn’t against religion. In fact, he uses religion to damn and doom souls.…
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Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1 Solomon knew a thing or two about wisdom and when he said these words in Ecclesiastes, he was reminding us that we are to be an outpouring of a body. God has given so generously to…
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Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak. Mark 14:38 Jesus and His disciples had finished the final Passover meal before the crucifixion. They came to the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus took three of His disciples into the garden while He went to pray. The disciples fell…
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He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me. Psalm 50:23 What do you do when your life seems to be going south? What do you do when it’s “Thanksgiving” and you have just lost a loved one or your job or your health? Surely you can’t be expected to give thanks, can you? Sometimes…
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“Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the LORD, ‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid. For I am with you,’ says the LORD,…
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But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” Matthew 14:26-27 The great American preacher H.A. Ironside was one day down on his…
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When he arose, he took the young child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt. Matthew 2:14 Herod was about to issue an order to kill all male children in Bethlehem two years of age and younger, because he felt threatened that Jesus would somehow supplant his own reign (Matthew 2:3). Joseph was…
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