Monthly Archives: April 2020

Trusting beyond our human eyes

Psalm 13:5 I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. (NIV) Hebrews 11:1 To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see. (TEV) “All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator … Continue reading

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The only fear that defeats fear.

Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. (NIV) “God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that he is in the midst… will be quiet in the midst of alarm.” F. B. Meyer … Continue reading

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No need to fear.

Romans 8:15 For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him [Jesus Christ] we cry, “Abba, Father.” (NIV) “Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; … Continue reading

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What Jesus does.

“Quite frankly, I’m sick to death of ideals. I have so many ideals and I’ve been so frustrated by them, I really don’t care for any more. What I’m looking for is a Savior—not someone who will just tell me what I ought to be, but someone who will forgive … Continue reading

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Be patient.

Ecclesiastes 7:8 “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.” (NIV) “Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by.” Life is like that; one stitch at a time taken patiently, and … Continue reading

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The Gift of Goodness

2 Peter 1:3 “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” (NIV) I see the wrong that round me lies, I feel the guilt within; I hear, with groan and travail-cries, … Continue reading

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We will endure.

2 Timothy 2:3 “Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” (NIV) “Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” — William Barclay (1907-1978)

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Christlike

1 Corinthians 11:1 [Paul said:] Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. (NIV) It is a law of the human soul that people tend to become like that which they admire most intensely. Deep and long continued admiration can alter the whole texture of the mind and … Continue reading

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Obey Your Master

“All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.” —John Calvin in The Institutes of the Christian Religion Romans 6:16 Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose … Continue reading

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Whose side are you on?

Hebrews 13:6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.” (NIV) “My great concern is not whether God is on our side; my great concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” Abraham Lincoln

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