Won’t you ever stop blowing hot air? What makes you keep on talking? (Job 16:3 NLT) As Christians, we sometimes believe that God deals with us on a strictly cause-and-effect basis. When we endeavor to help people with their struggles with this mentality, it will be just like blowing hot air. Job’s friends counseled him […]
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But Joseph replied, “Don’t be afraid of me. Am I God, that I can punish you? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people. (Genesis 50:19-20 NLT) What if Joseph had treated people as he was […]
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“It is beyond my power to do this,” Joseph replied. “But God can tell you what it means and set you at ease.” (Genesis 41:16 NLT) Many truths in the Bible seem to be paradoxical. One is if you think that you can do everything alone, you can actually do nothing. If you know you […]
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But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!” (Mark 6:37 NLT) Amidst any group of people, God has provided all the resources to sustain us. With God, what you have is always enough. The disciples were […]
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Then Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. Then he said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.” But he said, “I (Jacob) will not let you go unless you bless me.” (Genesis 32:24,26 NASB) Jacob tried to do things his way his whole life. Often, people never find […]
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For God had far better things in mind for us that would benefit them, for they can’t receive the prize at the end of the race until we finish the race. (Hebrews 11:40 NLT) Christianity is always about a team effort, and the return of Christ determines our finish line. In a relay race, the […]
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Immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the trench! And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the ground and cried out, “The Lord—he is God! Yes, […]
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Then Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. (Nehemiah 8:5 NASB) The people of Israel showed honor and respect for God’s Word, and so should we. I lead Holy Communion at my church. […]
The Lord’s Prayer (Inspirational Video) I pray, O God, pour out on me your Holy Spirit–the spirit of prayer–that I may ever love and desire to pray; being daily free to approach you, with all confidence in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, William Loehe (Matthew 6:9-13 NKJV) Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be […]
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By Pastor Cletus Hall Adoration—As the Praises Go Up I recently attended a birthday party of a friend who turned 50 years of age. Family members and friends lavished words of thanksgiving and praise on the party’s honoree. I thought how we love to praise each other, and we should. It is a good […]