His Enormous Love

Do you know how much God loves you, His child? I don’t. His love for us is infinite. His love has no boundaries, no limitation, no end. But how can we understand “infinite?” Think about a time you felt most loved, and multiply that by an infinite amount. That’s how much God loves you. Let’s…

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Don’t Lose Heart

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Paul, after many, many, many trials, told us he didn’t lose heart. (2 Corinthians 4) But there are times I’ve lost heart, even with a much easier life than Paul’s. Perhaps you have too. Fortunately, Paul told us how to not lose heart. How to not lose heart First, Be grounded in spiritual truth. The fact is we, followers…

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Stop! Remember! Trust!

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The world is in a mess. Horrible terrorism in Europe. Violence in the USA. Division. 2016 politics. Closer to home: We’re all dealing with something: Illness, aging, financial woes. What is coming? Eek! Ok, now STOP! STOP! God knows the future. God knows your future. He loves His children, and will bring us into His kingdom holy…

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Praise our Defender

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God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—defends God’s children. We are not defenseless against the world, the flesh, or the devil, but have infinitely wise, powerful, and loving protectors. Yahweh Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? (Job 1:10) The Lord will protect you from all…

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Be the One

As He entered a village [between Samaria and Galilee], ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him; and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed. Now…

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How to Trust during Trials

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Do you trust God? Do you trust Him for your salvation? Do you trust that He will bring you to heaven? I sure hope so, because, for the child of God, those who have repented, believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and have put their faith (trust) in Him, those are sure things.…

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God’s Lamp Shining

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Pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19 This world is in chaos, and getting more evil as the very last days approach. But we, as God’s children, can see God’s lamp shining in a dark place, and must pay attention. The…

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To Know Him is to Love Him

“To Know Him is to Love Him.” That song, referring to an earthly love, was a number one hit in the late 1950s and has been sung by many famous artists. Better knowing your earthly love may or may not cause you to love him or her more. But, with God, the better you know…

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Praise the Creator

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God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are the Creator. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…The Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. (Genesis 1:1-2) All things came into being through [Christ]. And apart from Him nothing came into being that has come…

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Pay Now or Later

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Pay now or later? Pay now and receive blessings later. OR Pleasure now and pay later. Those are crucial differences between obeying the Lord, and choosing sin. We often talk about the blessings of obedience. There are many blessings, thrilling results of following our Lord. That will be a topic for another time. Cost of Obedience…

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