But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. Romans 6:17 The word form here in the NKJV is the word pattern in the NET and it seems to bring a little more clarity to the verse. The picture presented is of making…
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Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 The secret of Christian joy is to believe what God says in…
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Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2 At the moment of our salvation, we were placed in Christ Jesus, and if we are going to…
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Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year and it seems even more special this year. For the first time in nearly three years, we are able to focus completely on the gift of God that was sent for each of us and Whom we celebrate. The pandemic has left its mark upon…
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“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 When we accepted the Lord, He removed our stony hearts and gave us a new heart and a new spirit. We…
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Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12 In His second year of His public ministry, Jesus was followed by thousands while being hounded by the religious leaders of His day. Those leaders were already making plans…
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Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” Ezekiel 3:1 God’s Word must be in our diet like it was for Ezekiel here. God told Ezekiel to eat the scroll. Ezekiel needed to internalize the message God gave to him to…
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Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way,And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God,For He will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7 In these verses, we see what Biblical salvation looks like. It…
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Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? Matthew 6:27 This is almost comical. You can picture someone pacing up and down the hallway, stopping every so often at the door jamb to see if the height mark has changed. We can grunt and push all we want but we can’t make ourselves any…
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Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. Joshua 21:45 Why do we so often feel the Lord is failing us? Whenever things go wrong in our lives, we somehow think it’s God’s fault. Yet God does everything perfectly, it’s us who fail. …
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