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“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.” Psalm 46:1-5 While seeking the Lord for…
Many of you probably celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday. Some may have gone all out baking homemade bread and baked goods, along with several delectable sides to accompany a turkey. I saw some tablescapes on Instagram with beautiful china, tall-stemmed glasses, and fresh autumn flowers. We usually use the best-of-the-best for holiday…
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 With the holiday’s approaching I have been reflecting upon my childhood more and more. I grew up with little; I wore a lot of goodwill clothes, there were many days I…
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Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” (Luke 11:1, NKJV) There are some things you just know as a child. I knew my parents prayed. I heard them start their day with prayer, and I heard them praying at the end of the day. Prayer was not an occasional occurrence for them. It was a daily habit. The greatest example we have of consistent prayer is Jesus Christ. Time after time, Scripture…
“And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” Luke 15:20 “Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:” I Peter 3:8 Has there ever been a time in your life when your children have caused you worry? Maybe they were not home when they were supposed to be, and anxiety caused you to imagine all the terrible things that might have happened to…
“I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.” Psalm 18:1-2 David wrote this Psalm of thanksgiving unto the Lord for delivering Him from His enemies. He used many adjectives to describe what God meant to him. He had been pursued by Saul, and at times felt like there was no victory in sight. But he knew that it was God’s plan for him to be king of Israel,…
But why do you call Me “Lord, Lord,” and not do the things which I say? (Luke 6:46, NKJV) The words of an old hymn sometimes come to my mind and I begin to sing. The refrain goes like this: Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey. (“Trust and Obey” by John H. Sammis, 1887) As I hum the tune, I wonder about the writer’s pairing of the words trust and obey. To understand how the words relate, I checked their meaning and found this: Trust — “to rely…
