And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching. Mark 6:6 When Jesus had come into His own country, He was astounded at their unbelief. It is an amazing thing that Jesus marvels at our belief. Before many healings, Jesus is asking if they have faith and…
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“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6 Among all the beatitudes that Jesus gives at the start of His Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, my favorite is this fourth one here. I think it is the one that the American church fails at the…
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To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3 In the Old Testament, the children of Israel were to take animal sacrifices before God, in order to reflect a right relationship with God, by offering religious, ceremonial sacrifices. Today, we are no longer required to offer animal sacrifices but it’s easy to think…
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“For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” 2 Chronicles 16:9 Do you ever wonder what God does with His time? Well, according to the verse above, it would seem that along with balancing the entire…
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He will bless those who fear the Lord, Both small and great. Psalm 115:13 In Mark 10:23, Jesus tells His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” The next verse tells us how astonished the disciples were at this saying, so Jesus repeats what He just told them. Like…
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“Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 When all else fails and all of our humanly efforts have been exhausted, sometimes it is necessary to just sit and pray. I’ll never forget an old interview I saw with Billy Graham. The interviewer asked him that if he could have done anything differently over his career of…
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From whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Ephesians 4:16 In the Bible, the church is described as the body of Christ, with Christ being…
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And they commanded the people, saying, “When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the priests, the Levites, bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it.” Joshua 3:3 In the verse above, Joshua commands his officers to tell the group, ”when you see…
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But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 Hebrews 11 is a great example of the pillars of our faith. It is filled with the stories of faithful men…
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