Lessons From Trials

Scripture of The Day “Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations. Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play…

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Put The Word First

Scripture of The Day  Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.  – Proverbs 4:5-6     Recently, I have seen so many hungry people. In my church, every Sunday, several people come…

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No Guilt

Scripture of The Day  Therefore there is now no condemnation (no adjudging guilty of wrong) for those who are in Christ Jesus, who live and walk not after the dictates of the flesh, but after the dictates of the Spirit.  (Romans 8:1)  AMP   I have always loved the above scripture. It has set me…

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You Are Perfect In God’s Eyes

Scripture of The Day For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.  Hebrews 10:14     God sees you with no flaw, spot or imperfection. Can you believe this?  It is true.  Don’t doubt your perfection in Christ. Most of us have a hard time seeing ourselves…

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More Than a Boat Ride

Scripture of The Day  “And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.” Mark 4:35   I have heard the story of Jesus and the disciples getting in the boat and going to the other side many times, and I have heard it…

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Leave It With God

Scripture of The Day Devote Yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving.  (Colossians 4:2)  NASB   I read a story about when Dwight D Eisenhower was the supreme commander of the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II, he was faced with the responsibility of making one of the…

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God’s Heavenly Sandpaper

Scripture of The Day   As Iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.  Proverbs 27:17     My friend’s words stung.  I could hardly sleep as I mulled over her comments about my strong opinions.  I asked God for wisdom and peace.  That situation stayed with me for several weeks.  I prayed,  “She hurt…

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Finish The Work

Scripture of The Day   Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.  ( 2 Corinthians 8:11 )     I just returned from a business meeting in Florida.  I must say that I came away…

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Faith & Patience

Scripture of The Day    We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.  (Hebrews 6:12)     Faith and Patience are often called the power twins. They go together like peanut butter and jelly. Hebrews tells us that when these two…

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Do You Notice People?

Scripture of The Day Whenever you failed to do…these things to someone…overlooked or ignored….you failed to do it to me…  (Matthew 25:45) TM     Do you know your neighbors?  Or the woman who checks your groceries? Or the kid who serves you at the drive-through? Haven’t a clue? Here is what one professor told…

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