Tag: eternal life
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What’s the Main Theme?
1 Peter 1:10-12 “Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that…
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They Will Fly Again!
Isaiah 40:31 “They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Over the last year, the issue of suffering and death have been front and center in my life. I’ve lost a brother-in-law and an aunt…
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In Whom or What Do You Trust
1 Peter 1:8 “the outcome of your faith (is) the salvation of your souls” In what or whom are you trusting? Many years ago, I heard someone in my office building say, “you just have to have faith.” When I asked this person who or what was the object of his faith, I got no…
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The Great Heart of God
2 Samuel 18:31-33 “And behold, the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, ‘Good news for my lord the king! For the Lord has delivered you this day from the hand of all who rose up against you.’ The king said to the Cushite, ‘Is it well with the young man Absalom?’ And the Cushite answered, ‘May the enemies of…
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A Wonderful Death
Colossians 3:3 “. . . for you died . . .” It’s so interesting that the statement above was written to people who were fully alive. It’s from Paul’s letter to the Colossian church. In these three words he’s telling them one of the greatest truths of the Christian faith. He’s telling them that the…
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Ignorantly Dead
James 1:14-15 “But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.” This summer I was surprised with how many unsightly dandelions had invaded my front yard. They were everywhere! I just so…
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Your Kingdom Come
2 Samuel 8:13 “And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.” How do the kingdoms of this world advance? What are their methods? From the beginning of time there has been only one way – warfare, the taking of human life. Kingdoms rise by…
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When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
Isaiah 53:12 “He poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors.” I was reading from C.H. Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening” devotional this morning and read some of his thoughts on the wonderful passage above. It caused me to stop and think more deeply on such awesome truth. I thought about King…
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Our Forgiving God
2 Samuel 3:22-25 “Just then the servants of David arrived with Joab from a raid, bringing much spoil with them. But Abner was not with David at Hebron, for he had sent him away, and he had gone in peace. When Joab and all the army that was with him came, it was told Joab, ‘Abner…
To Encourage You 