Author Archives: Roland Ledoux

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About Roland Ledoux

Ordained minister (thus a servant). Called to encourage and inspire one another by teaching His Word, and through intercessory prayer for others, praying for those in need as well as the lost. I and my wife of 50+ years live in Delta, Colorado where the Lord has chosen to plant us in a beautiful church home.

Why So Much Evil and Suffering? – 2

Too Much Evil Though the words sound shocking, we can reasonably say that the quantity of evil expressed on earth exceeds by far what atheistic evolutionary explanations can account for. Only the real existence of God and of His adversary, … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 4/15/2024

HURT, HOPE, AND HELP “One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 4/15/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, Glorious Lord, Precious Redeemer, stay with us, even when no one else will or even wants to; stay and accept our praise, our thanks and our confession. Do this not only that we may … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/15/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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God Is Also Holy and Just

Monday April 15, 2024 Habakkuk 1:13 You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong. A lot of people have talked about the goodness of God and then gotten sentimental about it and said, … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/15/2024

Key Players and Main Narratives The book of Acts ends on a somewhat unsatisfying note. After all that Paul has been through—imprisonment, trial, shipwreck—we expect a showdown with Caesar or mass conversions of the Jews. Instead, the plot seems to … Continue reading

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Why So Much Evil and Suffering? – 1

If a non-Christian were to ask us about any of the controversial topics that face many non-believers today, we probably would be ready to converse. Many, if not most of us, would be thrilled at the chance to discuss our … Continue reading

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Sunday Prayer & Praise 4/14/2024

Dear Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, Creator of all, we acknowledge Your just character as we recognize that evil is rampant in the world. However, Lord we know You did not create evil, but rather evil is the absence … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 4/14/2024

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham I don’t think we will have permanent PEACE in the world as long as man’s heart stays as it is—as … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 4/14/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 81 My goodness extended not to Thee, O Lord, but to Thy Saints, and to the excellent in the Earth in whom is all my delight. To delight in the Saints of God is … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 4/14/2024

An Endemic Vice Scripture References: 1 Kings 22:11-12; Acts 5:3 A poll on “Lying in America,” released in February 1987, indicated that Americans consider honesty as rare as a temporary tax. Seventy-one percent of the 1,006 adults questioned expressed dissatisfaction … Continue reading

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Called to Be Holy – 6

Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 The New Birth – Continued Because they are partakers of the divine life, Peter states some practicalities that Christians should put away once for all, namely the following unloving acts: Malice—the harboring of evil thoughts … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 4/13/2024

Richard Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, there is but a short life between me and glory, where holy angels and glorified saints will be my associates. I think I hear already how the morning stars sing together, and … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 4/13/2024

Skeletons in the Closet SOME people go to great lengths to hide their background. They feel ashamed of certain details about their origins which they regard as “skeletons in the closet,” ugly facts that they feel would harm their reputation … Continue reading

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The Road to Calvary: Mocking

Saturday April 13, 2024 Matthew 27:39-40 Those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 4/13/2024

Spurgeon’s Worse Sermon Mr. Spurgeon once preached what in his judgment was one of his poorest sermons. He stammered and floundered, and when he got through he felt that it had been a complete failure. He was greatly humiliated, and … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 4/13/2024

Abraham’s Desire LET us return to the narrative of Abraham: After God has promised to protect Abram and reward him, Abram begins to question God emphatically. He reminds the Lord that he is not primarily interested at all in the … Continue reading

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Called to Be Holy – 5

Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 The New Birth Once again Peter takes his readers back to their new birth, and this time he expounds on the source of our new birth, the seed being the Word of God. The exhortations … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 4/12/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, righteous and merciful, we give you thanks that as you met the disciples on the seashore, in the same way you are with us in the ordinary things and in the ordinary situations of life. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/12/2024

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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