Tag: faith
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The Lord Weighs the Spirits
“All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,But the LORD weighs the spirits.” —Proverbs 16:2 We are not justified by our own opinions of ourselves. Neither are we condemned by them. All judgment is the Lord’s, and all justification comes only through Jesus Christ. Knowing our position before Him and in…
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Perfectly Sheltered Ones
Some consider being sheltered a negative thing, and it can be, in certain cases. Over-sheltering certainly can lead to a dangerous naivety. We are called to live in this world, eyes and hearts open, not ignorant to the devil and his devices. We cannot expect to walk in this world without being impacted by the…
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What He has Spoken, He will Fulfill
In a world filled with disappointment and broken promises, we can always count on the Lord to do all that He has promised.
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The Hope of the Righteous will be Gladness
There is a hope, a desire, a solid and firm expectation that those made righteous in Christ have that will culminate in everlasting joy. But it’s not going to be fulfilled on this earth. It is still future tense.
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Desiring His Presence
Knowing there is nowhere we can go to get away from You, help us not to hide from You. Open our eyes to the fullness of joy that it is to be in Your presence, and give us the desire and ability to abide there always. To seek to be where You are. To follow…
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Shielded
The protection we have from God is more powerful, more thorough, more complete than we could ever imagine. The war we are in, the darts that are thrown at us: more ruthless, more cunning, more dangerous than we even realize.
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Rest
Life doesn’t often give us opportunity for rest. But Jesus offered it any time, all the time. It’s not just the “kick your feet up and relax” kind of rest, though that sure can be nice sometimes. But when life isn’t giving us that kind of rest, Jesus’ promise of rest still stands. Rest for…
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Rooted
We received Christ by faith, we must continue to walk with Him by faith. We must stay rooted in Him. Immovable. Stable. Strong. “Strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.”
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Change
I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells.
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Called out of Darkness
We have been called out of darkness into His marvelous light. The darkness in us, completely overwhelmed and illuminated by the light of Christ. Yet a dimness remains. Seasons in the valley of the shadow of death. Dark times. Hard times.