For from you the word of the Lord has sounded forth, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place. Your faith toward God has gone out, so that we do not need to say anything. 1 Thessalonians 1:8 For a very young church, the Thessalonians were having quite an influence all over…
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“Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.“ Matthew 13:22 As God’s people, we have been given great advantages in this life — the Holy Spirit to dwell within us and…
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In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.…
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For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 2 Timothy 1:12 Do you have a special place where you store precious and irreplaceable things? Those things that…
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But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another. Psalm 75:7 There have been big trials in the past that get us wondering if justice was carried out fairly. Every nation has this problem, as the judicial system is organized and run by human beings who are naturally flawed. We don’t have to worry about…
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“…But the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. It shall come to pass, when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, that all the people shall shout with a great shout; then the…
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Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” 1 Samuel 17:45 Earlier in this chapter, the giant Goliath made his famous…
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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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