Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:37-39 In the above verses, Jesus, speaking to a lawyer who asked Him…
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Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 1 Timothy 6:6-7 Have you ever had the experience of struggling with a problem and looking for a solution when suddenly you find the answer is right there, staring you in the…
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Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29 The definition of rest is a state of ceasing from work, activity, and motion. In God’s word, we are called to rest from our own labors in trying…
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Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. 1 Peter…
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Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15 Have you ever thought of the Bible as your friend? More often, we tend to think of the Bible as our schoolmaster, that which tells us what to do and…
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The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 I have a prayer list of my unsaved friends and family that I pray for frequently. For some of them, I’ve been praying for their salvation for…
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“He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 We’ve all heard the old saying, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” I remember, as a young child, playing at the beach and digging a hole in the sand.…
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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 At this point in time, God has rejected…
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Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing, And it was marvelous in our eyes?” Matthew 21:42 God is building His church! We are the stones, and Jesus is that chief cornerstone. And just as the temple stones…
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And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 Few professions allow a new employee to work without some…
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