Category: Devotional
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wisdom
There was a young man named Solomon. His father had died, and he found himself to be King. A daunting task for anyone, much more so for a young man. The Lord appeared to him in a dream one night. “Ask what I should give to thee” said the Lord. “I’m just a child” Solomon…
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slipping out of sleepiness
“Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.” – Eph 5:14 There was a movie about 20 years ago or so called “Awakenings” with Robin Williams. In the movie — patients in an institution who had been in a catatonic state for decades are miraculously “wakened” by a new…
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radical love
Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers… (Eph 1:15-16) This was the text I taught from last week in our home Bible study. It seems like just…
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look up
Then we who are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words. (I Thess 4:17-18) When I was a kid — growing up, I would see clouds…
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idolatry
You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. John 5:39 There is an idolatry sometimes in our hearts that needs to be addressed. How we need to apply the scriptures to our lives! How we need men and women who can teach the…
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waste not
I was listening to a sermon today from Mark 6 — the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God’s blessing on the food. Breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples to give…
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tradition
Jesus said: “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition…” (Mark 7:9) This is something my wife and I have been talking about alot lately. As Christians — from mostly protestant, white, non-denominational backgrounds — we have some traditions. Although they may not be as formal as …
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more wisdom from Gemma…
I was singing a song that I often do around the house: If I don’t praise Your Name — Even the rocks will cry out… And Gemma said: Really? The rocks will cry out if we don’t praise the Lord? “That’s what the Bible says” I replied. Gemma thought for a moment and said: “Well…
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tolstoy
I have been re-reading Leo Tolstoy’s book, Confession. I picked this up in Canada a few years ago and I think I am on my third read. One of the greatest writers of all time, Tolstoy earned fame for his novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina in the the mid-1800’s. Confession is one of…
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love in reverse
This past week, we kicked off a home Bible study at our house, teaching through the book of Ephesians. Ephesians is a rich book and I’m excited to study it and teach it. A new friend, Jill led worship for me. This girl has an amazing voice, and a beautiful heart for the Lord. She…
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