To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust (Psalm 25:1-2a, ESV). I’ve prayed often, read many prayers, and listened to others pray for decades. I can summarize the motivations of all the impassioned prayers I’ve heard in three words: Delight, Desire, and Desperation! I’ve prayed from each of these motivations […]
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I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called (Ephesians 4:1, ESV). The Apostle Paul was imprisoned in Rome from about A.D. 60 to 62. In our New Testament, we have four books — Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, and Philemon — written by Paul
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In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety (Psalm 4:8, ESV). A company named Sleep Number™ manufactures mattresses. Their website says, “The best sleep of your life starts with Individualized Sleep Experiences.” They also offer mattresses that can be individually adjusted (even for a couple) according to
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My favorite seminary professor would draw a map like this on a chalkboard (ancient artifact) as he began his lectures on the Gospels. And, with most activities in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John occurring in Judea, Samaria, and Galilee, he would walk, talk, and point to one of these areas when an event matched a
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And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:18, ESV). We are made in the image of God. Let’s understand the image of God by knowing some of the names
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He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them (2 Thessalonians 2:10, NLT). The Bible teaches that the end-time Antichrist will work through spirits of deception. Many will forsake what the Bible teaches, agree with false
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For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1, ESV). I’m voting today; I vote in all elections. How do I vote? I follow what I call “the freedom” principle. Christ came to set us free. Which candidate will promote freedom, and which one will exert more
Both 1 and 2 Thessalonians contain the Apostle Paul’s practical teaching on the second coming. While reading 1 and 2 Thessalonians, remember one fact. . . Paul knew Jesus’ teaching on the second coming. He understood all the prophecies about Jesus’s second coming in the Old Testament, and in these two epistles, he interprets all
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The book of Psalms is one of the most frequently cited books in the New Testament. There are at least 30 messianic prophecies in Psalms. And, probably, more verses from Psalms are quoted on Facebook® posts than any other book of the Bible. Why? The Book of Psalms, written by about ten authors (with King
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Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses (Joshua 1:3, ESV). Setting a perimeter means defining and determining your territory and then setting the boundary defenses of your possession. In the military, you set the perimeter with barriers, forms of observation,
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