In God’s grace: Noah was saved from the flood (Genesis 6:8) Moses’ prayer was answered for the Lord’s Presence to go with the Israelites. (Exodus 33:17). He promises to be a sun and shield and withhold no good thing from the upright (Psalm 84:11). He gave us Jesus who was full of grace and…
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How seriously do you and I take the Word of God? Do we love Him with our whole heart, mind, soul and strength? God says that He will bless obedience and curse disobedience (Deuteronomy 28). Do we believe Him? In his letter to the Galatians the Apostle Paul points out that God has given…
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Liar. Deceiver. Accuser. Devourer. Tempter. (See Genesis 3:1-5; Job 1:11; 1 Peter 5:8; Matthew 4:1). Satan is a fearsome creature. In a conversation someone expressed her belief that nothing bad can change for the better because we are living under “the ruler of this world.” Scripturally, Satan was called “the ruler of this world”…
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A friend refused communion. Though unnoticed by most, she later confessed that she was holding a grudge against one of the Pastors of the church. She felt she needed to “get right” with him before she participated in communion. This left me some questions about communion. Recently, it became necessary to investigate this internal…
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“Two wrongs do not make a right!” These words remain embedded in my mind in my mother’s stern tone of voice. In the Bible, God is pretty clear about not repaying evil for evil (1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 below) but He makes an even more important statement about our responses to the wrongs done to…
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I have been “dieting” for years. It started with Atkins when I was in high school though many were talking about Weight Watchers at the time. Later came the Grapefruit diet, Nutrisystem and just plain old calorie counting. After these came the Paleo and then the Keto diet. After a while it got…
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