Category: Devotional
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worth and worthiness
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam – Azariah…became king. And he did right in the sight of the Lord… Then the Lord struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death… 2 Kings 15:1-5 If this were the entire story — it would be rather sad.…
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Mountain Climbers: A parable.
Once upon a time, in a community just like yours, there was a mountaineering club. Their goal was threefold: 1) To get more people interested in climbing mountains and in joining the club. 2) To train those people up to be great climbers 3) To send them out on expeditions to climb uncharted mountain ranges…
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my life is ruined
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life my…
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if your gonna be great
And the LORD said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me. – Judges 7:2 Here is a principle that you can take to the bank: If…
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directed steps
A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 Have you ever had a plan? A dream? A vision? A desire of your heart? Most of us do. We get in the car sometimes, and my daughter Gemma has a plan of where she thinks we should go. But she…
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living in the overflow
I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. John 15: 5 “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” John 7:38 How…
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Convenience versus Compassion
And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things. Mark 6:34 Jesus was moved with and operated in compassion. That was his mode. This unfortunately is in opposition to the…
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Solomon’s temple
…so all the work that King Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished… …and it came to pass that when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord… …then Solomon spoke: “The Lord said He would dwell in the dark cloud. I…
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glimpses of glory
A couple of weeks ago, a group of kids from the Youth Ministry we used to lead came over for a visit. We had a great time catching up, laughing and eating together. Towards the end of the evening, the kids asked me to lead them in worship like we had done so many times…
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divine discontent
…for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am… in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. (Phil 4:11-12) As a disciple of Christ — there should be within you a secret that sustains you. Growing…
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