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Readiness

Thursday April 18, 2024 Exodus 3:4 God called to him . . . And he said, “Here I am.” When God speaks, many of us are like men in a fog, we give no answer. Moses’ reply revealed that he … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/18/2024

It Will Eat You Alive Idolatry eats at our souls. And God puts up with it for only so long. “And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, ‘Son of man, set your face to the mountains of Israel … Continue reading

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Why So Much Evil and Suffering? – 4

Analogy of the Exodus An important depiction of the human tendency to prefer the familiar may be seen in the biblical account of the Hebrews’ exodus from Egypt. Throughout the books of Exodus and Numbers we read of repeated confrontations … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 4/17/2024

COME BOLDLY Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16). Prayer is our approach to God, and we are to … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/17/2024

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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Proverbs 16:32

Wednesday April 17, 2024 Proverbs 16:32 He who rules his spirit [is better] than he who takes a city. Temperance is true self-government. It involves the grace of self-denial and the spirit of a sound mind. It is that poise … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/17/2024

When Love Is Lost, Labor Is in Vain When zeal lacks love, faith is rendered useless. Love is the crux of faith. We can study the Bible like a scholar, pray like a warrior, evangelize like the world is ending … Continue reading

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Why So Much Evil and Suffering? – 3

Too Much Evil – Continued We humans are different from all other species. Both anthropology and theology attest to our uniqueness as spiritual creatures. Our spirit component gives us a powerful capacity both for expressing goodness and for expressing evil. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/16/2024

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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A Young Man’s Vision

Tuesday April 16, 2024 Acts 2:17 Your young men shall see visions. Those who do not serve God at home are of no use anywhere. It is all very well to talk about what you would do if you could … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/16/2024

The Real Reality John and Ezekiel open their prophetic books in a similar fashion—to prepare us for an unexpected view: “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his slaves the things which must take place … Continue reading

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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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Reflecting With God 4/15/2024

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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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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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