18 Tuesday Apr 2017
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As we grow closer in our relationship with God, we learn to love what He loves and hate what He hates. Psalm 97:10 says, Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of His faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Let us learn to love God’s ways and hate evil in every form just as He does.
14 Friday Apr 2017
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Today is Good Friday and I always wondered why we refer to this day as “Good” since it was the day Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross. While historians debate many things about our faith, there are three things all historians agree on: 1) Jesus Christ really existed; 2) Jesus Christ was baptized; and 3) Jesus Christ was crucified. Christ’s crucifixion was an agonizing and torturous death. Matthew 27:50 says, And when Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. This was a brutal death and His suffering is hard to imagine. But when we take time to think through what Christ’s crucifixion represents and the transformation it has caused to the course of each of our lives, we realize it really was a “Good” day. Today reminds us that Jesus took on the sin of the world and died because of it. And more importantly, it is “Good” because Sunday is coming.
16 Thursday Feb 2017
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The author in today’s reading in Psalm asks a beautifully rhetorical question in Psalm 77:13 Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God? In the time when this Psalm was written, and no less so today, there were and are many things placed in higher regard than our God. But there is nothing greater or more important to our lives than our Almighty God. Take some time to try to find anything more steadfast or true… you won’t find anything. Not our friends, not our family, or organizations; nothing.
08 Tuesday Nov 2016
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Psalm 10 is timely as we contemplate the direction of our country on this election day. It is times like these we question why the wicked always seem to succeed. The important thing to remember is God may seem to be hidden at times, but we can rest assured he is aware of every injustice. Psalm 10:16 says, The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. When evil succeeds it is always temporary. God’s justice will always prevail.
01 Saturday Oct 2016
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No one has perfect wisdom, but a wise man accepts instruction without being intimidated. Proverbs 9:9 says, Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning. Those who are unable or unwilling to accept instruction only hurt and limited themselves.
23 Friday Sep 2016
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It is foolish of us to think we can attain true wisdom without the knowledge of God. It is even more foolish to think we can attain knowledge outside of God’s influence in our lives. Proverbs 2:6 says, For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Without knowledge and understanding we cannot have God’s wisdom. It is through our knowledge, understanding, and relationship with God that we have true wisdom and can apply it in our lives, and in the lives of others.
14 Wednesday Sep 2016
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“The proof is in the pudding.” This is one of my favorite sayings. The truth finds it’s way to the surface based on the results of our actions. 1 John 1:6 says, If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. Our actions toward God are the proof of our love for Him. If we walk with Him, it will be apparent in all we do, say, and feel.
05 Monday Sep 2016
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Since when do we as believers start bowing to the demands of our society? We are commanded to love others as Christ would love them, but we were not given the command to fit our beliefs into societal norms. As we begin Paul’s second letter to Timothy, we read in 2 Timothy 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. There is nothing timid about our commands from Christ. He commanded us to love others and to boldly share His truths in that love. Christ is the savior of the world. There is nothing timid about that.
31 Wednesday Aug 2016
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We can have ultimate confidence in the power of God. There is nothing God cannot do. In Hebrews 10:23 Paul says: Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. More importantly than God’s power, which is unquestionable, is God’s faithfulness. While we may not always see where God’s will is taking us, we can rest assured God’s plan is perfect. In the end, we will be with Him and there is nothing sweeter than knowing this truth.
20 Saturday Aug 2016
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Today we begin the book of Hebrews. This book was written by Paul and was meant to present the superiority of Christ to the Hebrew people. Paul starts the book by comparing Christ to the angels and showing His superiority to them. Paul quotes numerous Old Testament scriptures in this first chapter to point to the coming of Jesus Christ the Messiah and why He was the only true Son of God. Paul begins by quoting Psalm 2:7 in Hebrew 1:5 where he says For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become you Father.” All of the passages quoted by Paul in this first chapter make a very clear case for Christ’s superiority. Through faith we can see the truth and believe.
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