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The Untrustworthy Flesh
“The greatest danger is not that we are weak, but that we think we are strong.” ~Theo Pennington While Jesus was agonizing, sweating drops of blood, over the upcoming shame and humiliation He would endure for our sakes,…
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Show Me Thy Glory
Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!” ~Exodus 33:18, NASB All the attributes of God are glorious, yet God glories most…
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The Wings Of Prayer
Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope. ~Psalm 119:45, NLT Prayer without the promises {God’s word} is like a bird without…
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Get Your Head Up!
I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord,Who made {the mountains} heaven and earth. ~Psalm 121:1-2, NASB…
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The Terrifying Truth
A person can be sincerely convinced that he is saved, religiously active, doctrinally correct, and admired by others—and still be deceived about his…
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Repentance
If God is holy; if His wrath is revealed against all unrighteousness, it undeniably follows that repentance is absolutely necessary. ~Mathaniel Vincent I…
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Our Limited Capacity
Our inability to comprehend something like infinity does not prove that it is unreal; sometimes it simply proves that our minds are too…
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He Knows Everything
“The disciples reached the limits of their understanding; Christ never reached the limits of His knowledge.” ~Theo Pennington In John 16 Jesus is…
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My Three Friends
The mercies of one Christ are able to forgive a world of Cains, if they will repent and believe. ~Lewis Bayly We are…
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Sowing With Tears
Sometimes faith sings while it serves. Sometimes faith shouts while it serves. And sometimes faith simply wipes away the tears and keeps sowing….
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Who Is Running The Clock?
From age to age He stands, and time is in His hands; the beginning and the end. ~Ed Cash/Jesse Reeves I went for…
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Heart Judgment
God’s ability to see the heart can be comforting or convicting. ~Ya’akov We humans tend to judge things by their appearance but God…
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Good Master
The devil would have us believe that his yoke is golden but the yoke of Christ is iron. ~John Durant Durant’s point is…
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Repentance
If God is holy; if His wrath is revealed against all unrighteousness, it undeniably follows that repentance is absolutely necessary. ~Mathaniel Vincent I…
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Forgiving!
God was more displeased with Cain despairing of His mercy, than for murdering his brother. ~Lewis Bayly Cain, who is the father of…
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Psalm 119
“A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.” ~Charles Spurgeon For the past twenty-two days, my daily bible study has…
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Love As He Loves
Loving others was not a new commandment: loving them like Jesus was radically new. ~Ed Stewart I had never given consideration to what…
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Can Satan Use Believers?
Beg God for wisdom to discern the wiles of the Satan who catches us unaware because he can transform himself into an angel…
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Wait On The LORD
The humble soul believes that he deserves nothing {other than death and hell}, and is therefore willing to wait on the LORD. ~John…
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The Voice Of Hope
In our earthly pilgrimage, it is HOPE that leads the way: She breaks through all the difficulties and makes a way for the…
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Tender Love
“Christ is very careful to carry on the soul from strength to strength.” ~John Durant I love reading the Puritans and John Durant…
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The “Gap” Is No Theory
“Between the finite creature and the infinite Creator lies a gulf that only God can span.” ~Ya’akov I get amused by listening to…
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Earthly Paradise, No!
Education informs, prisons reform, sin deforms, the world conforms, but only Christ transforms. ~Adrian Rogers I try not to talk about the same…
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Grace Or Works
The first paradise was Eden where the serpent poisoned Adam and Eve and man became a fallen race. The coming paradise will be…
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God Is ‘Tob’
God does good because He is good. ~Ya’akov I had a secretary years ago whose fathers name was Tob. Tob is the Hebrew…
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Giving Alms
We are never more like Jesus than when we are giving graciously. ~Ya’akov First of all, do not confuse Alms giving with tithing….
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My Treasure
The world can take our possessions but they cannot take our Treasure. ~Ya’akov What do you value most? Everybody need to know their…
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Passing Desires
The most fatal thing in the Christian life is to be content with passing desires. ~Martyn Lloyd-Jones I love reading Martyn Lloyd Jones…
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What’s In A Sermon?
As a clean beast chews the cud, so must thou bring again to thy remembrance that which thou hast heard at church {sermon}….
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Beware Of Covetousness
Covetousness is like the lean cows in Pharaoh’s dream: it will devour all the fat cows—spiritual blessings, the word of God, grace and…
