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Isaiah 43:16-19 MSG “This is what God says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves, The God who summons horses and chariots and armies— they lie down and then can’t get up; they’re snuffed out like so many candles: “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.” I’m hesitant to change. I have my routine down pat, and…
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.” Psalms 122:1 Today is the last day of February. Next week it will be one year since I have been in our church building to worship the Lord and fellowship with other believers. …
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 Praying and asking the Lord what He wanted me to share in my writing today, the word “Hope” kept coming back to me. Wikipedia describes it as follows: Hope is…
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“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” James 3:17 “To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.” Titus 3:2 GENTLE – having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character. I saw a description today that said kindness was loaning someone your strength instead of reminding them of their weakness. As we look at this from the standpoint of parents, we remember how easy it was…
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, ESV) Friends! Everyone needs a few good ones. Life would be rough without the love and support they offer. Someone recently asked, “Who are your friends?” It was an interesting question, and I paused for a moment before responding. I finally told her four or five names. Levels of Friendship It’s easy to name casual friends,…
“And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.” Acts 27:4 On Paul’s journey to Rome, he encountered a lot of contrary winds, trying to keep him from reaching his goal. For years I lived in a city beside a major river. One of our favourite ways to spend an evening was to go down by the river and watch the sail boats practicing. It was interesting to see them as they followed a set course, and had to keep adjusting their sails. It looked like a lot of work to me, especially…
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3, NIV) One of the first arguments I will often hear from friends who claim to be atheist is that too many bad things happen. I think we have all had moments when we question God on the evil that seems to be taking place more and more frequently in our world. Rather than question Him and grow weary, we need to let these things change us into prayer warriors. Now is not the time to question. We need to…
