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WHY ARE YOU HERE, AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

BIBLE PASSAGE: For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to   do good works,which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10) MEDITATION: Are you going through life with what feels like a kind of dryness in enjoyment? In other words, does life seem like it’s a monotonous routine or a rut … Continue reading

HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE WITH THE LORD?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Therefore, I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” (Mark 11:24) MEDITATION: Remember when you were young and the Christmas season was almost here? It was a time when you looked forward to giving Santa your list of the presents you … Continue reading

WHEN YOU ARE STRESSED, DEPRESSED, OR AFRAID, WHERE DO YOU GO FOR RELIEF?

BIBLE PASSAGE: I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (Psalm 91:2) MEDITATION: When the stresses of life are pressing in on you and have become almost unbearable, where do you go for relief? When you have sadness that overwhelms you, where do you … Continue reading

ARE YOU STILL SLEEPING, OR HAVE YOU BEEN AWAKENED?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Therefore keep watch because you do now know when the owner of the house will come back – whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.” (Mark 13:35-36) MEDITATION: There was a time when people … Continue reading

ARE YOU IN NEED OF STABILITY AND SOMETHING DEPENDABLE?

BIBLE PASSAGE: Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; here there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. (1 Corinthians 13:8) MEDITATION: Is there anything in this world that we can depend on one hundred percent of the time? Can we name something that … Continue reading

IF SOMEONE ASKED, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?”, HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER THEM?

BIBLE PASSAGE: I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to … Continue reading

WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WHERE DO YOU GO FOR ANSWERS?

BIBLE PASSAGE: The eyes of the Lord your God are always on the land, from the beginning of the year to the very end of the year. (Deuteronomy 11:12) MEDITATION: Have you ever heard someone make a comment like,     “Where was (or is) God in all of this?” Whenever we don’t fully understand … Continue reading

HOW DO YOU DETERMINE YOUR MOST RELIABLE ADVOCATE?

BIBLE PASSAGE: Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:30-31) MEDITATION: If two lawyers promised … Continue reading

IF YOUR MIND WERE A CAR, WHO WOULD BE ITS DRIVER?

BIBLE PASSAGE: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. (Romans 8:1-2) MEDITATION: Do you ever have a feeling that you are hemmed by your circumstances? Maybe … Continue reading

DO YOU HAVE TENSION AND AN UNEXPLAINED RESTLESSNESS?

BIBLE PASSAGE: You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. (Acts 10:36) MEDITATION: Have you ever dreamed about a world that is free of the troubles caused by humans? In other words, wouldn’t it be nice if we … Continue reading

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