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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 4

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 4. The God Who Keeps His Covenant Please read 2 Kings 6:24-33 for the background to this section. The border raids stopped, but Ben Hadad II decided it was time again for war. Rulers have … Continue reading →

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The Battle Is the Lord’s – 3

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 3. The God Who Shows Mercy Please read 2 Kings 6:18-23 for the background to this section. Elisha didn’t ask the Lord to command the angelic army to destroy Ben Hadad’s feeble troops. As with … Continue reading →

The Battle Is the Lord’s – 2

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 2. The God Who Protects Please read 2 Kings 6:15-17 for the background to this section. This servant was not Gehazi, for he had been removed and replaced. The young man was an early riser, … Continue reading →

The Battle Is the Lord’s – 1

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Reference: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 From our point of view, it would have been more logical for the Lord to appoint Elijah, the “son of thunder,” to confront the enemy armies that invaded Israel; but instead, He appointed Elisha, the … Continue reading →

Essential Insights on Faith 11/10/2025

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham The story does not end with the cross, for Easter points us BEYOND the tragedy of the cross to the … Continue reading →

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Anecdotal Story 11/09/2025

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

A Personal Threshold Scripture References: Judges 6:36-40; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2-3 Two kinds of athletes confront pain, according to a study in Athletic Training Magazine. One focuses single-mindedly on the goal and is impervious to pain during competition; the … Continue reading →

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Prayer & Praise 11/09/2025

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

John Howe: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, you are as worthy to be the Omega as you are the Alpha. The last as you are the first. The end as you are the beginning of all things. The ocean … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Nuggets 11/08/2025

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Hebrews 11:23-40 Faith isn’t natural for us. Doubt is, fear is, and pride is, but faith in the words and works of another isn’t, and for that there’s grace. God hasn’t just forgiven you—praise him … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 11/07/2025

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

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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Daily Devotional 11/06/2025

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

TOO FAMILIAR WITH GOD Psalm 34:3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together. Worship rises or falls in any church altogether depending upon the attitude we take toward God, whether we see God big … Continue reading →

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Inspirational Quotes 11/05/2025

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Action I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them (Jeremiah 32:39). Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought 11/04/2025

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Woe to the multitude of many people who make a noise like the roar of the seas, and to the rushing of nations that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! (Isaiah 17:12). Too Busy for Taxes He … Continue reading →

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Life In Focus 11/03/2025

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Antidote for Comparisonitis ONE of the most debilitating diseases of the modern world is “comparisonitis”—the tendency to measure one’s worth by comparing oneself to other people. You won’t find this illness listed in any of the standard medical textbooks, nor … Continue reading →

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Bible Insights 11/02/2025

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Courage of Soldiers You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier (2 … Continue reading →

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Prayer & Praise 11/02/2025

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Robert Hawker: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Precious Jesus, you have been a strength to my poor soul, and you will be my portion forever. Help me to see my daily need of you, and to feel my poverty and … Continue reading →

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When You Pray, Believe – 2

Posted on November 1, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture Reference: Mark 11:22-24 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his … Continue reading →

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When You Pray, Believe – 1

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Essential Insights on Faith 10/30/2025

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham In the majestic National Cathedral (Washington D.C.), we see all around us the symbols of the CROSS. The cross tells … Continue reading →

Anecdotal Story 10/29/2025

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

As We Really Are Scripture References: 1 Samuel 23:22-23; Matthew 22:16 In talking to Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Cassius says, “Therefore, good Brutus, be prepar’d to hear; and since you know you cannot see yourself so well as by … Continue reading →

Spiritual Nuggets 10/28/2025

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Roland Ledoux

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: 1 Timothy 6:11-16 God calls you to persevere by faith, and then, with powerful grace, he protects and keeps you. It is a wonderfully encouraging name for the God you serve, yet it’s possible to … Continue reading →