I am going to veer a bit from my normal emphasis regarding believers and unbelievers. For many years I have encouraged relationships with unbelievers. How can we be witnesses if we do not communicate? Yet Paul wrote, 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be bound together [unequally yoked] with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and […]
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I remember when my sister was young, she was afraid of going to sleep alone. My mother would sit on the floor in the hall reading a book, so every time my sister would call out, Mom would assure her that she was close. That is understandable for a young child but, if you need
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God’s love created the universe and all the living creatures in it. God’s love set the people He created free. This freedom wasn’t (and isn’t) handled well. Humans continue to choose destructive paths and then make excuses for those choices. As we watch people make poor choices, we shake our heads and turn away. Genesis
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Everyone in the world wants to be significant, but what does it mean to be significant? Believers have a much different idea about significance than the world. The world values fame, money, and control. Jesus said to Pilate, (John 18:36) “My kingdom is not of this world.” Believers find their significance in the invisible Kingdom.
Everyone likes a feeling of accomplishment. We all like the feeling of making headway, fulfilling our purpose. On the opposite side of that, we all get angry when things do not go right. Sometimes we feel that no matter what step we take, there is a stumbling block thrown in our way. Are we doomed
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We have heard “politics and religion don’t mix”. Many try to divorce the two. I read an interesting article recently by Jonathan Leeman, “Every government is a deeply religious battleground of gods. No one separates their politics and religion—not the Christian, not the agnostic, not the secular progressive. It’s impossible.” Each person has one mind,
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Romans 1:21; For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. It is interesting that thankfulness is an important part of out spiritual lives. When we are not Romans 1 says a bad thing happens.Our thinking becomes
Colossians 3:15, Let the peace of God rule in your hearts. “Let” implies that if we do not stop something, it will occur automatically. To “rule” means to “umpire” or to make judgment on whether something is according to the rules. Paul is telling us to let the peace of God make the decisions about
Philippians 4:4, Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! This verse sounds like a command, because it is. God wants us to be joyful. Living in joy is a choice. It is allowing God to do His work in our hearts. It is the natural outworking of the Holy Spirit in us
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