The Grace of God
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:38:19 -0400
??????Romans9:17) I have raised you up for this very purpose
of displaying My power in [dealing with] you, so that My name may be
proclamed the whole world over. ~AMP~
??????If you want victory over something, prepare yourself
to work at it. But it is not a matter of depending on yourself or
winning at life t ...
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Second Time Around
Sun, 2 Aug 2009 23:30:51 -0400
??????Jonah 3:1?2) Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah
a second time: "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the
message I give you."
??????Does God have to tell you a second time, like Jonah,
or do you listen when He first asks you to take on a difficult task for
him?
??????It's not hard t ...
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Human Condition
Sun, 2 Aug 2009 02:09:34 -0400
??????Psalm 14:2?3}?> From heaven the Lord looks down to
see if anyone is wise enough to search for him. But all of the them are
corrupt; no one does right.
??????The human condition is summarized by the psalmist in
these poignsnt, disturbing words. You can imagine the Lord looking down
from heaven, shaking H ...
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The Debt of Love
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 15:28:53 -0400
??????Romans 13:8}?> Owe no one anything except to love
one another. ?
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??????Christians owe love to everyone in society. Jesus
said, "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love
for one another" (John 13:35). Our love to one another applies first of
all to fellow believers, our brothe ...
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No Last Straw
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 01:01:16 -0400
??????1Timothy 1:16) But for that very reason I was shown
mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display
his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him
and receive eternal life.
??????Even when Paul had developed a successful ministry and
was teaching young Timo ...
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Demonstrating Love
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:57:33 -0400
??????Ephesians 5:2}?> And walk in love, as Christ also
hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice
to God for s seetsmeling savor. -KJV-
??????What is love? How do you demonstrate it? To be able to
practice love, you need to know what it is biblically. Throughout
Scripture, love ...
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Let God Be Exalted
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:14:29 -0400
??????Isaiah 2:11) The proud looks of man shall be brought
low, and the haughtiness of men shall be humbled; and the Lord alone
shall be exalted in that day. ~AMP~
??????None of us are where we need to be, but, thank God, we
are not where we used to be. Don't look at at what you are going through
right now; l ...
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A Mark of Weakness
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:08:20 -0400
??????Matthew 7:1}?> "Judge not that ye be not judged."
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??????The word prejudice means "prejudging" or "making an
estimate of others without knowing the facts." Prejudiceis a mark of
weakness, not of strength. Prejudice is measured by computing the
distance between our own bias ...
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God Powered
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:32:27 -0400
??????2 Peter 1:3) His divine power has given us everything
we need for life and godlines through our knowledge of him who called us
by his own glory and goodness.
??????Have you had a day when you felt you were an awful
Christian? Maybe you thought you'd let God down so much that He'd never
want to connect wi ...
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Caring and Sharing
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:33:37 -0400
??????1 John 4:7}?> "Beloved, let us love one another: for
love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth
God."
??????Love can never rest until real peace, which is perfect
harmony with the law of love, is brought to the hearts of all men /
women everywhere. This is the impelling incent ...
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