With the Babylonians on the verge of destroying Jerusalem, the prophet Jeremiah writes … Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy? (Jeremiah 12:1, NLT) The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost […]
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This is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us (1 John 5:14, ESV). There is blessing in walking according to God’s will. The Apostle John teaches in 1 John 5:14 that when we follow God, He hears our prayers. Then John adds in the next
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Hope in God; for I shall again praise him (Psalm 42:5, 11 & Psalm 43:5, ESV). Have you ever felt like getting away from it all and commiserating about the difficulties of your life? Oh, come on, yes, you have! When we get discouraged, let’s read Psalm 42 & Psalm 43. Some scholars believe the
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Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us (Ephesians 3:20, NASB1995). Whenever I see a promise in the Bible that indicates God can work through me more than I ask or even think possible, I’m interested in understanding everything
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For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God (Romans 8:14, NLT). There is no greater adventure than following the leading of God’s Spirit — but there are both trials and blessings involved. With adventure, there is a price and a reward. Let’s consider four heroes of Biblical adventure —
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Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude (Philippians 3:15, NASB1995). When I was growing up, I heard this a lot, “Grant, you have a bad attitude.” Even as a pastor for 49 years, rarely did someone say, “Pastor Grant, you have a great attitude.” HHHHMMMHHM! Perhaps I need to learn what the
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The church was founded upon hospitality to foreigners. We read in Acts 2 that 3,000 accepted Jesus after listening to the first sermon ever preached to the church by the Apostle Peter. Who was in attendance, and who accepted Jesus? Here we are — Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province
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Happy are those who obey the Lord, who live by his commands (Psalm 128:1, GNT). God wants us to be happy. The Bible doesn’t portray a dour God who wants to pour sour milk over our fun. In God’s Word, most translations use the words “blessed” or “joy” instead of happiness. The GNT (Good News Translation)
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They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere (v. 6, NLT). Psalm 41 is about our detractors (once friends) who abandon us when we experience difficulties. David writes … Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the
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But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase (Daniel 12:4, NLT). I read this quote recently about archeology and the Bible … To date there have been over 25,000 archeological discoveries that support a
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