Tag Archives: Salvation

Spiritual Nuggets 4/29/2024

The Power Behind the Drama The concerns that make up our mini-narratives can sometimes distract us from the great drama in which we have been cast. When a mighty angel appears with a scroll in John’s revelation, the apostle’s part … Continue reading

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The Cross, Wisdom and Power – 1

Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 The apostle Paul was no anthropologist. When he speaks here of Jew and of Greek he is most likely not saying that a specific race, even less a specific religion, makes its members all the … Continue reading

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Sunday Prayer & Praise 4/28/2024

Dear Lord, hear our prayer: Almighty God, Father and Sovereign Lord, we know that nothing escapes Your attention and You are quite aware of all that is going on around us. We also know that You are not just alive … Continue reading

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Essential Insights on Faith 4/28/2024

The oppressed will not always be forgotten; the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever. PSALM 9:18 Billy Graham Human nature is the same the world over, and when the gospel of Christ is preached in SIMPLICITY and POWER, … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 4/28/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 83 They will praise our Savior with you, and turn the world into Heaven. And if you find those of noble and benevolent natures, discreet and magnanimous, liberal and cheerful, wise and holy as … Continue reading

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Christ’s Poverty, Our Riches – 3

Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 8:9 Believers, People Who Know Christ, Are Rich Christians have in Jesus Christ wealth incorruptible, inexhaustible, and unsearchable. Let us expound on this point more clearly to see that I am right in this assertion. Though … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 4/27/2024

Richard Alleine: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, do not be angry that your dust and ashes speak this way to you. But you have raised my expectations, and have made me anticipate great things from you. If I had … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 4/27/2024

The Go-Between PERHAPS as you look at some of the tragedies of the world—the armed conflicts, the political breakdowns, the crimes of injustice or indifference, the ethical compromises—you wonder why some good and strong person cannot be found to lead … Continue reading

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Choice Thoughts

Saturday April 27, 2024 Philippians 4:8 Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 4/27/2024

Sarah and Abraham Were Dead IN Genesis 18:11 we read this: “Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah.” Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in years. … Continue reading

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Christ’s Poverty, Our Riches – 2

Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 8:9 “Though he was rich . . .” Christ was rich in material possessions, rich in the glory of God, rich in the majesty of a King. Isaiah the court prophet, the most adept and cultured … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 4/26/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we thank you for those who have given everything for the sake of their faith in Christ; for those whose words and deeds have given hope to others; for those whose whole life has been … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/26/2024

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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John 17:3

Friday April 26, 2024 John 17:3 “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” To know Christ is the salvation and life of the soul from first to … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/26/2024

Judgment: It’s Tricky Judgment is both a curse and a blessing. If you judge others, you might be judged yourself—especially if you judge them incorrectly. Yet if you know how to judge right from wrong, you can discern truth from … Continue reading

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Christ’s Poverty, Our Riches – 1

Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 8:9 In his second letter to the church at Corinth, the apostle Paul put heavy emphasis on the word grace. This word is seldom used today. In fact, the only time we hear the word is … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 4/25/2024

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, our Father, we thank you for everything you have done for us in Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord; for his coming to share our world, to enter into our hopes and fears; for his … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/25/2024

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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Instant In Season

Thursday April 25, 2024 2 Timothy 4:2 Be ready in season and out of season. Many of us suffer from the morbid tendency to be instant “out of season.” The season does not refer to time, but to us. “Be … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/25/2024

Absence of Pain, Presence of God When life is difficult, we often take refuge in knowing there’s a life to come—one in which we’ll be free from pain and the worries of this world. The thought brings us comfort. During … Continue reading

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