Tag Archives: Religion

The Prevailing Church – 1

Scripture Reference: Matthew 16:13-25 A London newspaper offered a prize for the best essay on the subject: “What is wrong with the church?” The prize was won by a minister from Wales. He gave this answer: “What is wrong with … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 9/16/2023

The Purposes of God WHEN we are in the place where God wants us, we often expect that God is going to bless us for it. We expect that we are going to be free from all testings and trials. … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 9/16/2023

The Shadow of God’s Wings ONE of David’s favorite symbolic expressions was the word-picture of sitting in the shadow of God’s wings (Psalm 63:7; compare Psalms 17:8; 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; and 91:4). The wings of a bird were a symbol … Continue reading

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Broken Vases

For Saturday September 16, 2023 James 2:10 Whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. Popular speaker Florence Littauer tells of being in a conference in Iowa in which an elderly … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 9/16/2023

Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity. COLOSSIANS 3:14 Billy Graham Jesus loves ALL PEOPLE, NO MATTER WHAT their ethnic or religious background is. He is a GOD OF LOVE. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from The Holy … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 9/16/2023

The Illogic of Jealousy When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David, Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days. – 1 Samuel … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 9/16/2023

Thoughts on Death – 1 VERY soon your life here will end; consider, then, what may be in store for you elsewhere. Today we live; tomorrow we die and are quickly forgotten. Oh, the dullness and hardness of a heart … Continue reading

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Jesus – Superior to All – 2

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-14 Jesus – Superior to the Angels (Hebrews 1:3-14) It is worth noting the way in which Hebrews is saturated in the teaching of the Hebrew Bible. This is most likely due to the intended readership. The … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/15/2023

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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Luke 13:23-24

Friday September 15, 2023 Luke 13:23-24 “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/15/2023

$5,000 In a Bible Some time ago an elderly man living in New Jersey made an unusual discovery as he leafed through an old family Bible. Many years earlier, his aunt had died and left it to him. Part of … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/15/2023

Don’t Focus on Overcoming When I go through difficult circumstances, I want the end. I’m so focused on escape and overcoming that I barely think about what God might be teaching me through that experience. And I’m certainly not thinking … Continue reading

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Jesus – Superior to All – 1

Scripture Reference: Hebrews 1:1-14 Jesus – Superior to the Prophets (Hebrews 1:1-2) The clear teaching of these opening verses is that Jesus is incomparably better than all that went before him. Hebrews actually uses the term for superior approximately twelve … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/14/2023

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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Imagination Versus Inspiration

Thursday September 14, 2023 2 Corinthians 11:3 The simplicity that is in Christ. Simplicity is the secret of seeing things clearly. A saint does not think clearly for a long while, but a saint ought to see clearly without any … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 9/14/2023

Signs In Nile’s Floating Chaff There is an old rabbinical legend, and it runs thus: “When Joseph was Prime Minister to Pharaoh, during the period of the famine, he emptied the chaff of his granaries into the river Nile. It … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 9/14/2023

Who Will Fight For Us? “Who will go up first for us against the Canaanites to fight against them?” (Judges 1:1). I’ve felt this way before—wondering who will be my advocate in my time of need. It’s ironic that we … Continue reading

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The Harvest Is Great – 4

Scripture References: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 Last lesson: When we come upon those who are not open to what we are trying to do for Jesus’ sake, politely disinterested, and rigorously and rudely opposed to the news we bear and the … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 9/13/2023

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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1 Peter 4:12

Wednesday September 13, 2023 1 Peter 4:12 Do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you. Most persons after a step of faith are looking for sunny skies and unruffled seas, and when they meet … Continue reading

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