But, beloved, we are confident of better things concerning you, yes, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner. Hebrews 6:9 The word “better” is constantly repeated in the book of Hebrews to show that the world and religion are a poor second to Christianity and Christ. I’ve once heard it said that…
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You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, Earns wages to put into a bag with holes. Haggai 1:6 Haggai wrote to a group of people who put themselves first…
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In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 I don’t know anyone who hopes for bad things to happen to them. And as true as that may be, I especially don’t know anyone who enjoys their bad times while they are happening. Trials and tribulations are…
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Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.  And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” John 9:1-2 In today’s verse, we are told that “as Jesus passed by,” He came upon a man who had been blind from…
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Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man? Proverbs 20:6 There are few people viewed more despicably than traitors, someone who turns on family, friends, or a nation. By contrast, faithfulness, allegiance, fidelity, devotion, and loyalty are words that describe a life all would admire and God looks…
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I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:12-13 Paul, arguably, suffered more for the Gospel than…
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Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the LORD God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over.    2 Kings 2:14 Elisha had just witnessed his mentor Elijah being…
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Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so. Acts 17:10-11 With the internet…
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But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” Matthew 13:57 There was a time when we walked without Christ. We were in the world, of the world, and accepted by the world. And everything was just fine in the world’s eyes. But…
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If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Colossians 3:1-2 Simple enough. Focus on the things of God and do not let earthly concerns crowd…
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