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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel. Proverbs 27:9 True Support I have the most amazing friends in the world. My best friends are comprised of amazing women who encourage and cheer one another to accomplish amazing things. When one rejoices, we all rejoice. When one is hurting, we all hurt. If one is promoted and receives a raise at work, there isn’t jealousy; there is pure joy as we thank God for blessing our friend! We send coffee gift cards and UberEats meals when someone is going through a difficult time. In…
“When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to…
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as…
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The walls of Jericho seemed indestructible. God gave them instructions as the Israelites stared up at those fortified walls. He didn’t tell them to go up and storm the city; that would have been a suicide mission. Instead, they were directed to walk daily around the city for seven days. They marched, they camped, and they waited for God to move. Each day as they made the long walk, it increased their faith and their expectation that God would move miraculously in their situation. They had a promise. They didn’t question; they knew God was ordering their steps. If the…
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.” (I Corinthians 9:24, ESV) Cliff Young was a determined man who accomplished what he set out to do. You may not recognize his name. After all, it’s been forty years since the then sixty-one-year-old Australian potato farmer decided to run a multi-day ultra-marathon from Sydney to Melbourne. Unlike the other runners, Cliff sported no fancy running gear, just his usual farm clothes and boots. His “training” was rounding up his 2,000 sheep on foot. Although…
In John 13:34-35 Jesus says, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” This unconditional love is the core aspect of the culture of the Kingdom and one of two core elements of God’s character (see 1 John 4:8,16). The other core element of God’s character is holiness—“Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). The culture of the world would…
“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands”. Psalm 100:1 KJV While reading my Bible, I became intrigued by the word “noise” in the above verse. Why was it not written as a joyful sound, joyful song, or joyful melody? The term “noise” appeared to be a peculiar choice for the opening of this Psalm. According to the Blue Letter Bible, “noise” translates as “rûaʿ” which means to shout, raise a sound, cry out, or give a blast. Strong’s Definition explains it as to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound). Strong’s Concordance explains…
