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Prepare to Serve
There are at least four sure things in 2018 (See Sure Things): We will have God-given work to do; We will have trouble; We will have choices; and God will be with us. We’re nearly 3 weeks into 2018. How are you doing? Since we know something about what is up ahead, let’s prepare to meet…
Read MorePraise the Victor
Jesus Christ, God, the Son of God, the Lamb of God, is Victor over all. Victor over Earth On earth, He overcame the world, demonstrating His sovereignty through healing, casting out demons, feeding, calming the storms, raising people from the dead, giving life. Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the…
Read MoreSure Things in 2018
While we cannot know all the details of what we will face in 2018, we can know for certain, and prepare for, some. Here are some sure things that will happen in 2018: We will have God-given work to do We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand…
Read MoreHallow His Name
Today is New Year’s Eve 2017. While January 1st is really “just” tomorrow, I like the symbolism of turning a fresh page to an unwritten year, full of possibilities. Usually by now I have a long list of goals, with a gazillion steps to achieve those goals. And then, later in the year (ok, later in…
Read MoreOpen Your Gifts!
When Do You Open Your Gifts? You probably have gift-wrapped presents under your Christmas tree. When do you open them? With little kiddos, you might be awakened in the middle of the night (at least it seems that way!) by children eager to open their presents. You might be the parent (like my mom), who…
Read MorePraise the Upholder
Upholder God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, upholds His children, His servants, His brethren. We need to strive to walk in His way, but at the same time we can relax, knowing He is with us, holding us up, sustaining, and supporting us throughout our lives. For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro…
Read MoreContent in the Mess
Content in the Mess This is the fifth post lately about contentment. You can guess what I have been thinking about! I have been so very, very upset about what is going on in the US. The good part of that is I have been driven into the Word and prayer. One of the results…
Read MoreAre the Lost Ten Tribes Lost?
The Lost Ten Tribes Have you heard that ten of Israel’s twelve tribes are lost? After Solomon, Israel split in two, with Jeroboam king over the ten tribes of the north, and Rehoboam king over Judah and Benjamin in the south. Two hundred plus years later, the northern kingdom, Israel, was taken captive by Assyria,…
Read MoreWhen to be Content
Christians’ goal should be, like Paul, to be content in any situation. I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. (Philippians 4:11) Often, though, we should NOT be satisfied with where we are. Paul was discontented: For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would…
Read MoreTen Steps to Contentment
Christians are commanded to be content. Paul said contentment was something he learned. Therefore, we are commanded to learn contentment. How to be Content Learning to be content involves head, heart, and hands (what we think, say, and do). Head 1.God is sovereign. Everything (good and bad) is under His control. (See Chapters 2 -5, When Storms…
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