Monthly Archives: June 2020

We have to make the final step of repentance on our own.

2 Peter 3:9  The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (NIV) It is inherent in the nature of man that his will must be free. Made in the … Continue reading

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In these troubled times, show the goodness of God to others.

Give me a sign of your goodness, that my enemies may see it and be put to shame, for you, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me. Psalm 86:17 (NIV) “God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters.” John Henry Jowett (1817-1893)

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Some things are so much better than others.

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. Proverbs 17:1 (NIV)

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PRAY FOR HIS PEACE

“How long, O LORD, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not save?  Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds.” … Continue reading

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True Peace and Joy!

Romans 14:17  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.  (NIV) “The modern world has had far too little understanding of the art of keeping young. Its notion of progress has been to pile one … Continue reading

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