Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 Poverty can often be frowned upon in society. But being poor can have its benefits. When someone is poor, they are often aware of their needs. Biblically speaking, being poor, specifically spiritually poor, allows us to be in a place…
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“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” Matthew 6:25 Do you have a tendency to worry? I think we all do. Thankfully, Jesus…
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Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 Let’s face it, it’s not hard to drive ourselves crazy. As a matter of fact, there is much we can do to make ourselves nervous wrecks. From worrying ourselves into a frenzy with…
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For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection. Romans 6:5 The Greek word for united in this verse is a term from the field of biology and means, “parts united so as to form a single part,” such as when two branches of…
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Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded Israel. Nehemiah 8:1 So here we see all the people gathering together to hear…
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father…
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 How glorious is our God. He begins His love letter to man, the Bible, with a declaration of His existence without any further explanation or defense. We know God existed before this reference and that we were in His heart already before this reference as…
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“Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:22 None of us are immune to youthful lust no matter how old we are. And this verse offers us a practical game plan to combat sin and please God. First,…
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Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. Psalm 16:1 The word preserve here means to guard, to protect, to attend to, which is what we see David ask for. He is asking God to attend to his needs, to protect him, to guard him, why? Because David walked in humility and understood…
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“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” Matthew 6:24 Here Jesus illustrates one of the greatest struggles of our modern industrial and technological society. Only one Master can…
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