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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Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:10 As we begin this journey, we’re reminded that our strength comes not from ourselves, but from the Lord. Paul urges…
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For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. Hebrews 10:14 If we’ve given our heart to Jesus as Lord and Savior, if we’ve been washed of our sins by the redemptive blood of Jesus Christ, how do you think God views us now as we eagerly wait for His soon return? This…
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