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The Purposes Of Suffering- Part 3
And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt. But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For these…
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The Purposes Of Suffering- Part 2
I cried out to the LORD because of my affliction, and He answered me. Jonah 2:2a Last week I brought up a common question: if God is good why does He allow good people to suffer? God allows suffering as the natural consequence of sin. But we saw from the Old Testament account of the…
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The Purposes Of Suffering- Part 1
What if we could give God a victory over Satan? He certainly doesn’t need our help in order to be victorious, but perhaps in our suffering God invites us to participate in the great spiritual battle that goes on unseen by human eyes. What if, like the blind man whose eyes were opened by Jesus,…
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Keeping Your Eyes On The Prize
Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.Joshua 1:7 The phonics program that I teach at school has a little…
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You Are Greatly Beloved
For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”2 Peter 1:17 If you’ve ever watched the movie, The Three Amigos, you know that “infamous” means “more than famous.” Okay, okay, Ned might…
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Let Us Not Grow Weary
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV) I’m a very light sleeper, typically waking at the slightest sound. But I remember one time when I did not. My youngest daughter was a baby, we had…
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So Creative!
Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts! Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars of light! Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the Lord, for He…
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Can You Relate?
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing…
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Musings on Pop Music
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 Some ten or twelve years ago, I had a playlist of tunes that helped pump me up while jogging. Recently I decided to listen to it again while on…
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Jesus Calls Us
As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.Matthew 9:9 Imagine you’re at work. Doesn’t matter if you’re a stay-at-home mom in the kitchen, a teacher in a classroom, a nurse in a hospital,…
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