The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. Psalm 14:1 Before Jesus saved me, I was an atheist for over a decade. People would approach me telling me I was heading for Hell or they would give me the verse…
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“Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15:2 My wife loves gardening. Whether she is planting, watering, trimming, or even transplanting, tending to her garden is a passion. She gets her green thumb from her…
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My help comes from the Lord Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2 In the above verse, the psalmist is answering his own question from verse one, where he asks, “From where comes my help?” Seemingly he has reached the point where he has exhausted all his own efforts and resources and he is now looking…
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That you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1:10 In writing to the church in Colossae, Paul prayed that they would walk with God. As it says in the above verse, that they would walk worthy of the…
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Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.“ 1 Samuel 8:19-20 God had laid it all…
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God does not take away a life; but He devises means, so that His banished ones are not expelled from Him. 2 Samuel 14:14b David had struggles for years with in his relationship with his unfaithful son, Absalom, who had both sinned against him and plotted to take his throne. As a result, David had…
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“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13 Salt is an interesting thing. It does enhance the flavor of food, but it doesn’t disappear. Even though the…
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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 In Paul’s last epistle, he again talked about his suffering, but as always, he was…
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But the word of the Lord endures forever. Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you. 1 Peter 1:25 Diocletian was a Roman Emperor who hated the Word of God. He collected all the copies of the Word of God that could be found, burned them, and erected a monument.…
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Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. James 4:8a As I look back on my life as a Christian, I can think of some consistencies as well as a few inconsistencies. Daily prayer, Scripture reading, meditating on His words, and fellowship were all part of shaping my faith, and continue to…
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