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BIBLE PASSAGE: “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.” (Mark 8:29) MEDITATION: We should never forget that the Christian life is lived on the battlefield. We are in a war. The line is clearly drawn and the sides are diametrically opposed. It is the … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft.” (Deuteronomy 32:11) MEDITATION: What is an eagle doing when she does this? She is teaching her little eaglets to fly by stirring up her nest. If you are a … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24) MEDITATION: The peace corps has a motto, “The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love”. It says a lot, and it is a good comment which can be … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on Him and receive eternal life.” (1 Timothy 1:16) MEDITATION: If you frequently attend worship services, then you’ve heard of the patience of Job. However, if … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:13 MEDITATION: What’s another word for a cheerful countenance? It’s a smile, isn’t it? Someone said the following about a smile: It costs nothing, but creates a lot of good. It enriches those who receive it without impoverishing those who … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.” (1 Timothy 6:6-8) MEDITATION: The scriptures give us valuable instructions about the dangers of having the wrong focus … Continue reading
ARE YOU AN ENCOURAGER OR DISCOURAGER? BIBLE PASSAGE: Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here? Why do you discourage the Israelites from crossing over into the land the Lord has given them? (Numbers 32:6-7) MEDITATION: “Looking out for number one” is an old saying, … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. They triumphed over … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.” (Numbers 30:2) MEDITATION: Today a Christian is not under the responsibility to fulfill the ceremonial law, but we are still under God’s … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” (Mark 10:38) MEDITATION: A phrase in an old cartoon was, “We have met the enemy and he is … Continue reading
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