Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2             There is a trend in the Christian church called “deconstruction.” People who grew up in the church will analyze every aspect of their Christian life, breaking it apart piece by piece and tend to leave the church. Sometimes they leave the faith altogether…
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For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12             As sure as the Lord is coming back, there will always be another spiritual battle to fight and another hill that we…
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And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me?  Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” Luke 2:49 This was a turning point for Mary and Joseph when Jesus was twelve years old. Jesus said to them that day as they had been frantically looking for him, ”How could you…
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“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” Luke 11:13             How can we ever doubt the Father’s desire to bless us and fill us to overflowing with His Spirit? If we, who are…
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It is better to trust in the LORD Than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118:8 Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible and Psalm 119 is by far the longest (longer actually than 13 Old Testament and 16 New Testament books). In between them is Psalm 118 and in it is found…
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“The one who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and the one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will reveal Myself to him.”       John 14:21        If we love Jesus, we will keep his commandments. There is then a succession of…
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Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach. Mark 3:14 I look at the 12 disciples and I want to ask Jesus what He was thinking. He handpicked 12 guys who had nothing to offer and couldn’t get along. I would want the best…
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For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Titus 2:11  Paul reminds Titus of two things in this verse. First, it is God’s grace that brings salvation and second, God’s salvation has appeared to all men. Grace is receiving what you don’t deserve, so in other words when we wanted nothing…
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“For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”   Esther 4:14 These were the words of Mordecai to his niece…
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23             This is one of those Bible checklists we all have to consult once in a while to see whether the fruits of the Spirit are working in us or the fruits of the world. This list all…
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