Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Hebrews 3:12-13 Just as the Word of God comes to us fresh each day,…
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And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings…
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“And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.”1 Timothy 6:8 There was a time in our country’s history when people only wanted to provide for their family’s well-being in the form of food and clothing. Granted, people have always appreciated nice, shiny things and there is nothing wrong with those things in…
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And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits. He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in their money belts— but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics.…
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For we have a great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother. Philemon 7 As Paul wrote to his friend Philemon, he made the point of saying, “You are so refreshing, Philemon!” What a great way to be described! That might actually be one…
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And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. Romans 16:20 Don’t ever forget that our hope is in the Lord Jesus Christ, who declared while on the cross, “It Is Finished!” There, on Calvary, our sins were completely and forever…
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But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. Jude 1:17-19 Jude had…
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So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” Acts 9:6 Saul was on his way to Damascus with letters permitting him to arrest and persecute Christians. On the…
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For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.1 Corinthians 14:31-32 I think there are times when we forget that God used regular human beings to do His work. Men of “like passions” were chosen and…
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Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth.Proverbs 5:18 There is a lot in Proverbs about marriage and sexual sin, and that shouldn’t come as a surprise since the writer, Solomon, had 700 wives and 300 concubines. He knew of what he spoke. The verse above comes in the middle…
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