Faith
Three People you may Meet in Heaven
“I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back-not to mention that you owe me your very self. I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than […]
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Perhaps the Reason He was Separated from You…
“That I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you. I would have liked to keep him with me […]
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Encouraging Good on the Basis of Love
“Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—” Philemon 1:1-7 NIV Paul wanted to make a […]
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Zeal for God’s Name
As followers of Christ, we need to constantly seek the balance that Jesus spoke about: to be in the world, but not of the world.
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The Father of Lights
When light appears, darkness disappears. Likewise, when we allow the light of God to penetrate our sinful souls, He drives out the darkness that is within us—the sinful power of our corrupt human nature.
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The God Who Sees Us
The fact that the Lord knows everything about us—down to the smallest detail—should both comfort us and motivate us to live pure and righteous lives. It should also convict us greatly.
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Search Me
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.Such knowledge is too wonderful […]
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Moses’ Self-Denying Faith
Moses’ Self-Denying Faith The faith of Moses was a sacrificial faith, a faith that chose God and God’s people rather than this world and its pleasures. Moses was reared as a prince in Pharaoh’s court. This means that he had everything that a person could ever want. But ultimately Moses gave it all up. […]
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Joseph’s Undying Faith
Joseph’s Undying Faith With his family finally settled and rooted in Egypt, Joseph was now dying in a foreign land. Yet he believed the impossible: that God would be moving his family back to Palestine and eventually give them the Promised Land. Therefore, he commanded that his bones be taken back once his people […]
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Jacob’s Worshiping Faith
Jacob’s Worshiping Faith Jacob never saw God’s promise fulfilled in his lifetime. Yet he continued to worship God, ever believing and passing on God’s promise—even as he was dying. His faith was a faith that believed God’s promises so firmly that he died worshiping God for what God would do after he was gone. […]
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