If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?” (Esther 4:4 NLT) As Christians, we live in precarious times. Are we […]
Author Archives: kenbarnes
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True Women’s Liberation Women in our culture are being sold a bill of goods. There are voices in our society that say to them, “you can be just as good as a man.” This is a step-down because you already are equal with men, and maybe then some. Some would say that Christianity denigrates and […]
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For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6 NLT) Let’s use our spiritual imagination to think about the backstory of the coming of the Christ-child—the […]
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So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents.” (1 Peter 1:17b NLT) The Word of God tells us that we are to live here on Earth as temporary residents, yet many Christians live like permanent occupants. If you arrive in a city for a temporary assignment, you […]
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Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, (2 Corinthian 4:1 NASB) Paul knew that anyone who preaches or embraces the Gospel would experience resistance. Therefore, Paul urges them to never lose heart. Paul was speaking primarily to the gentiles or Greeks. Remember that the Greeks thought preaching […]
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Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” (Hebrews 13:5 NLT) The love of money is not determined by your amount but by your attitude toward what you have. John D. Rockefeller, at the peak of his wealth, was worth […]
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So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; (Philippians 2:12 NASB) Have you ever wondered why Jesus said on the Cross, “it is finished” (John 19:30 NASB), yet Paul said in […]
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We couldn’t go into the streets without danger to our lives. Our end was near; our days were numbered. We were doomed! (Lamentations 4:18 NLT) Much is transpiring in the United States of America today. Many have blamed our decline on failed political policies, which may be partly true, but could there be a deeper and […]
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3 NASB) Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, laid out for us what it means to be truly blessed. The first virtue mentioned in the Beatitudes (the beautiful attitudes) is the poverty of spirit. Humility is always the door to […]
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No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. (I Corinthians 10:13 NASB). God has […]