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Job 42:1-6 MSG Job answered God: “I’m convinced: You can do anything and everything. Nothing and no one can upset your plans. You asked, ‘Who is this muddying the water, ignorantly confusing the issue, second-guessing my purposes?’ I admit it. I was the one. I babbled on about things far beyond me, made small talk about wonders way over my head. You told me, ‘Listen, and let me do the talking. Let me ask the questions. You give the answers.’ I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand—from my own eyes and ears! I’m sorry—forgive me.…
“For he will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease. He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.” Psalms 91:3-4 Have you ever felt vulnerable? I am the type of person who…
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalms 46:10 KJV I believe everyone has their favorite chair. You know, the one that draws you, inviting you to sink into it and enjoy its comforts? I…
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“Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.” (Romans 12:1, NET) Sitting in Sunday morning service, a phrase in a song drew my attention, and I stopped singing. The song talked about complete submission and putting everything on the altar. It’s so easy to sing the words without really considering the message behind the words. As the congregation continued to sing, I began to examine whether there are times when my words and actions may not…
But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” (Luke 18:27, NKJV) Billy Sunday, the 19th Century baseball player turned evangelist, is quoted as saying, “We have a God who delights in impossibilities.” We do serve a God who makes the impossible possible—if we allow Him to. Any lack of action on His part is because of a lack of faith on our part. We limit a limitless God by our unbelief. When something happens outside our human abilities and which defies the laws of nature, we call them miracles. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines that as…
And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth, 2 Samuel 4:4. Mephibosheth was maimed in his walk. He was only five years old when this tragic event happened to him. I’m sure he could not completely understand the gravity of what was happening due to his tender age. His…
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” (Isaiah 43:1, ESV) The world’s population now exceeds 8 billion people, each of whom has a name. And of those billions of people, God knows every name, including mine and yours. Somehow the fact that the Creator of everything knows my name amazes me and thrills me at the same time. My dad liked to collect unusual surnames from articles he read. Whether it made him feel…
