Did you know that there is one book in the Bible, which begins with a specific blessing to those who read and hear the contents of this book? That book is the last one in the Bible, the book of Revelation, the Apocalypse.
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Have you ever thought how wonderful it would be to never have to doubt any of your decisions, never have to wonder what is the right thing to do at the moment, never have any questions which are not completely and honestly answered?
Posted on February 02, 2022
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Having just recently passed through the Advent Season of the year, I was struck again at the power that is in the telling of the Christmas story. It does have power, you know, because it is a totally unique occurrence that happened which ultimately has changed the world and everything in it.
Posted on January 05, 2022
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To some it may seem strange to speak of our time on earth as a pilgrimage, but that is exactly what the Word of God says of those who know Jesus Christ and are passing through this earth.
Posted on November 24, 2021
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God actually sends angels to help those who know Christ as Savior and Lord, or who will know Him, to provide what they need at times those people might least expect it.
Posted on November 09, 2021
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The other day as I was having my time with the Lord early in the morning, I looked up and out the window to see a beautiful maritaca, a small green parrot, native of Brazil, which frequents our yard several times a day.
Posted on October 28, 2021
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Psalm 37:4 is an interesting promise, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.” There are three very important words in this promise: delight, Lord, desires. When I think of “delighting,” I think of finding great pleasure in, giving great attention to, and enjoying
Posted on October 15, 2021
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I have probably read Psalm 130 a hundred times or more, and even have done studies on it, but only this week I “saw” something I had not perceived before. The author of this psalm mentions two characteristics of our God, His unfailing love and His full redemption.
Posted on October 01, 2021
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Do you ever feel that the Lord is far away? That He is not hearing your prayers or even present in your life?
Posted on August 27, 2021
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The book of Psalms is full of the chronicles of how God watched over His people Israel, over and over again with infinite patience, in spite of their rebellion and idolatrous actions. We are told in 1 Samuel 15:23 that… ”Rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.”
Posted on August 02, 2021
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In reading through Psalm 89, I was struck with the forceful way in with which the Lord spoke of His covenant with David. He puts it like this:
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Just the other night when I was half awake and half asleep, I began to meditate on Jesus’ first miracle after He had been revealed as the Son of God… the wedding in Cana of Galilee.
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I love the Psalms because they articulate so well every human emotion and pain that can be felt. In Psalm 77, the writer, Asaph, is recorded as saying this: “I cried out to God to hear me. When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands, and my soul refused to be comforted… You kept my eyes from closing, I was too troubled to speak.”
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Recently in reading through the book of Psalms, I have noted that many times our God is described as our refuge and our fortress. Both of these words have a definite connotation for me, of a place of safety.
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I cannot think of a single human being, who is honest to any degree, declaring that he or she has never or does never sin. Sin is endemic to the human race, since Adam first disobeyed God and became controlled no longer by God’s law, but controlled by his own sinful passions and defeats.
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Recently a family member was in the hospital literally battling for life. During one night, he had an unexpected bout with atrial fibrillation, which went on for over an hour. The doctor on call on the floor was contacted, and he ordered a drug, which ALWAYS has an adverse affect on my family member.
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My mother tells a story of when she was very young, on her way to Africa as a missionary with her husband and 18 month old firstborn daughter. This was before America was at war in World War II, but because the ship they, and the other 120 plus missionaries were sailing on, had been a troop ship in World War I, its silhouette made it a target for the German navy.
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We are living in a strange time of history, 2020, when the coronavirus has engulfed the whole world, bringing with it dismay, distancing, and in some cases despair. We are dismayed because no one really knows enough about this virus to tell us the truth.
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Sometime in the very early morning hours of the day, I lay awake thinking about what it means to encourage our hearts, or to be encouraged, and the difference between encouragement and discouragement… my thoughts led to remembering the verses in 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, where we have this stunning declaration that our God is the God of ETERNAL ENCOURAGEMENT!
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Today I was invited to participate in an online meeting in which a very dear friend had been invited to give her testimony of her spiritual journey, and all that God has done and continues to do in her life.
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One of my requests to the Lord during this quarantine period of coronavirus is that He would reveal any hidden sins in my heart, which needed to be confessed and repented of. I say, “hidden,” because often, the heart being deceitful as it is, we are blinded to our own sins, and truly need the work of the Holy Spirit to reveal those sins in order for us to be free and clean before our God.
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Have you ever thought of neglecting to pray for others as a sin? When the prophet Samuel was committing the people of Israel to their new king, Saul, for whom they had implored the Lord, Samuel’s charge to them was this:
Posted on February 18, 2021
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I am sure that most of you reading this will have lived through the year 2020. This was a year like no other in my memory, for many reasons, the main one being the great number of perplexities that we all have known. As I write this, we have now entered 2021, almost completing the first month of January...
Posted on January 29, 2021
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This morning as I opened our living room drapes uncovering our large floor to ceiling window, as usual I was hurrying a bit to prepare breakfast, but as I looked out, my full attention was drawn to a couple of small birds in the yard hopping around as if they owned the place!...
Posted on January 26, 2021
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Just a few minutes ago, I was told that an extended family member had said to his parents that he wanted to go to hell. I almost lost my breath, and had to cry out to the Lord the same cry that Jesus made on the cross, “Father, ...
Posted on December 22, 2020
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