Category: Devotional
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psalm 78
When He slew them, they they sought Him; And they returned and sought earnestly for God. Then they remembered that God was their Rock, And the most High God their redeemer. Psalm 78:34-35 Have you been slain lately? Not in a pentecostal way. But emotionally, relationally, economically, socially? Has there been a loss to your…
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the anatomy of passion, part ii
I was listening to Jon Courson the other day teaching through the book of John. He had a good point about passion that’s worth being discussed. His view is that passion for the Lord is linked to Evangelism. I have found this to be true in my life as well. When I spend time with…
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the anatomy of passion
I got an email from a friend asking this question: How do I go from being comfortable where I am at with God to burning with passion? That’s a great question. I don’t think there is always an “easy” answer to things. But – when I find myself getting “comfortable” or lacking that passion –…
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let my words be few
Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few. Ecc 5:2 My posts here have been few and far between lately (as have been my readers!). Partly,…
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smythe
Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.” So it came about, on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who [were] with Saul…
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framework
For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. Ps 103:14 This is a house. Sort of. It’s just a frame really. Just a skeleton. Although the walls are really important, and the windows, and the roof will be essential, the frame IS the house. Without the frame, there is no house. These past…
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Rise Up: History, Revival and The Word
My latest book I’m reading is A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada by Mark Noll. This was incidentally, the textbook from the class that my wife and I met in almost nine years ago. I love history. It’s fascinating to me. My wife thinks I’m weird. Call me weird, but not…
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reaching for worthless things
Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. Isaiah 55:2 Why do we reach for worthless things? Why are we passionate about things that do not satisfy? Why…
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a jumbled heart
And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd.. Mark 6:34 Jesus saw a whole bunch of people. He didn’t get annoyed that they were in the way. He didn’t say “ah ha — now is my chance to…
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the deceptive blue
…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… Romans 3:23 This is a basic, essential truth of the gospel. That everyone of us have sinned. Have fallen short of God’s standard. In other places in the Bible, we learn that not only have we sinned unintentionally, but we have in…
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