But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Jude 1:20-21 Jude gives a tall order and encourages believers to keep themselves “in the love of God.” Is that even possible? It helps…
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And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent; the day is at hand. Therefore, let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light… But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the…
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But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that…
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Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Have you ever thought about what real, unconditional…
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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 faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 Jesus laid out the conditions of discipleship clearly: deny yourself, take up your…
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In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 1:6-7 Peter, who once denied Christ, became…
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He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.”… And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.” John 21:16, 19 Jesus’ call to Peter was simple yet profound: “Follow Me.” This call transcends through the eons of time and…
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Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 Placing this verse alongside the life of Peter we see that just as a potter shapes clay with purpose and vision, so God was continuously molding His servant into a vessel…
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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23:6 This verse finishes our journey through the 23rd Psalm with the promise of dwelling in the house of the Lord forever. What a glorious destiny. Jesus assured His disciples…
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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Psalm 23:5 In Psalm 23:5, David speaks of God spreading out a table before him with his enemies sitting right there on the other side. This image of intimate fellowship amidst adversity is…
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