Hebrews 12:1b (NKJV) “let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” I have to say, it is the hardest thing I have done in a long time. I thought I was ready. I felt like it […]
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Exodus 20:8-10a (NKJV) “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work:…” I have a confession to make. I am tired. There are probably several reasons for
2 Corinthians 9:7 (NKJV) “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” Does a missionary to a foreign country regret spending so much of their life outside of the “norm”? Does a Pastor in a small church regret His decision to
Joshua 5:13-14 (NIV®) “Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, ‘Are you for us or for our enemies?’ ‘Neither,’ he replied ‘but as commander of the army of the LORD
Roman’s 5:8 (NIV®) “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” You’ve heard these accounts from others – maybe you’ve experienced it yourself. A young man has eyes for a young lady and the young lady has eyes for him. Outsiders looking in can
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Ezekiel 14:3 (NIV®) “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all?” We all struggle with areas of obedience and sin. Once The Lord shows us the area we need to work on, we hopefully
1 Samuel 17:36 (NKJV) “Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” For as long as I can remember, one of my prayers has been “Lord, if I’m going to come to a time where
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Ezekiel 9:4 (NIV®) “…Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.” When is the last time you were grieved over something? Usually we think of grieving as the emotion we feel when we have
Hebrews 10:25 (NIV®) “not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Not everyone who goes to a baseball game is a participant. Not everyone who plays, hits a home run every time they’re up to
Luke 20:7 (NIV®) “So they answered, ‘We don’t know where it was from.’” The account that includes this verse describes Christ teaching in the temple every day and a large number of people coming to listen to Him. In the midst of those people were the religious leaders. No doubt they knew many of those