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May 18, 2023
We belong to Christ, and we are His bride (2 Corinthians 11:2). How do we get to know the One who saved us from the wrath of God except by spending time in His Word — the Bible? But is it biblical to say we have to read the Bible every day to achieve this?
May 15, 2023
Christians, share these comforting and strengthening passages with families suffering through miscarriage. We can also comfort unbelievers with the same passages, assuring our beloved ones of the hope we have in Christ.
May 1, 2023
A piece of printed paper or cardstock is, in and of itself, harmless. But the use of such an article for sinful intent is therefore evil. Because of their use in a sinful manner, it’s best to have no association with them, no matter how innocent the investigation.
April 6, 2023
It indeed takes courage to follow Jesus. But if we accept Him as Savior and Lord, how can we not fully devote our lives to Him? To do otherwise is to remain spiritually immature, missing the myriad blessings of His grace.
April 6, 2023
As Jesus’ saints, we persevere and we are assured God will complete in us what He began (Philippians 1:16). At the moment of true conversion, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit. He is our guarantee.
April 5, 2023
As you get ready to “do battle,” make your faith active and remember you are an ambassador of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20), called and equipped by God for His good pleasure and glory.
March 30, 2023
This verse is a pause in the creation process as God explains what He is going to do next — and why. God created the human race in His image and likeness using the pronouns “Us” and “Our” and that man should have dominion over what He created.
March 27, 2023
Have you ever been “crying tired?” Crying tired is deep weariness and is not from physical exhaustion; instead, it comes when a person experiences mental and/or spiritual fatigue. Sleeping it off is not an option, because weariness is a soul issue. But a weary spirit can cause physical lethargy.
Webster’s 1828 Dictionary partly defines weary as “Having the patience exhausted, or the mind yielding to discouragement.” If we’re not careful, weariness can lead to depression. While weariness is also used to describe physical fatigue, we will concentrate on its spiritual side.
Christians, we can rejoice because we have a Savior who knows our trials. Jesus said, “I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). When you’re hit with a weariness that threatens to dishearten you, lean into the Lord.
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March 10, 2023
Maybe they are facing a long season of infertility or waiting on a job or relationship change, or a life-changing event looms on the horizon. Each time of suffering hurts, and when it’s extended, the hurting person often stops asking for help for fear they will “wear others out.”
March 10, 2023
American men and women who work full-time average 9.05 and 8.28 hours per workday, respectively. With everything a day brings – work, meals, personal care, childcare (if applicable), etc. – how do we find the time to do anything else, including rest?
G.E. Miller, on 20 Something Finance says, “…there are few things that stress us out on a consistent basis like work does, especially when it takes away from all of the other things that life has to offer.”
For Christians, regular church activities during the week can often add to the stress. Rest is difficult for us and for unbelievers too because we can’t shut off our brains. We need true rest. But what exactly does true, godly rest look like?
Genesis 2:2 is the first mention of rest, “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.”
A few other places in Scripture that mention the same type of rest include Exodus 5:5, 16:30, 23;2, 23:32, Isaiah 66:23, and Matthew 12:1.
Matthew 12:8 says, “For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath [rest].”
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March 9, 2023
We have implicit and explicit information about Xerxes from the book of Esther, but the extra-biblical archives aid our understanding about this man and how God used him.
March 7, 2023
When parents drop their little ones off at Sunday school, they trust the people teaching the lessons will make sure the curriculum is pure and points to God. It’s a given that the Sunday school teachers will lead the littles in songs because youngsters love to sing and it’s a great way to keep them occupied. But what’s included in the popular songs they sing as their parents are worshiping in the sanctuary? Do the songs often sung in this environment speak the Gospel to the children?
We’re going to take a look at ten time-honored Sunday school songs, and then we’ll view five purely Gospel-oriented songs.
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February 24, 2023
The Bible tells us Jesus was and is an innocent man, completely pure and sinless. Yet He suffered and died in our place. One innocent man took the place of all of history’s sinful souls.
February 24, 2023
We are given cause to rejoice and be awestruck by God’s faithfulness, love, plan of redemption, and His holiness and sovereignty. He’s given us much to learn through even this one verse. Jesus is He who comes in God’s name, and He is blessed.