Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. Acts 12:5 At this time, King Herod brought much persecution to the church. He had just killed James, and arrested Peter also. Surely the same fate was awaiting Peter. Under the heavy persecution, and experiencing the pain…
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Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7 The end result of the early church’s actions was a profound spreading of the Gospel, even reaching the priests who once opposed them. Unity among…
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For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that…
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Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’” So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If…
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But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 As I look back at my own life, I remember times that I had no strength. I remember feeling weary and…
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And they were left, that He might test Israel by them, to know whether they would obey the commandments of the LORD, which He had commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. Judges 3:4 Judges starts with Joshua’s death as Israel continues to conquer the promised land. However, the nation did not completely obey…
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I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church. Colossians 1:24 Paul was in prison when he wrote his letter to the Colossian church. Rather than being depressed or feeling sorry for…
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Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for…
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Now Isaac came from the way of Beer Lahai Roi, for he dwelt in the South. And Isaac went out to meditate in the field in the evening; and he lifted his eyes and looked, and there, the camels [were] coming. Genesis 24:62-63 On the header of this chapter of Genesis in my Bible it…
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So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?” Nehemiah 6:3 Nehemiah and his men had almost completed building the wall. However, it had not been easy. There had been constant attacks and…
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