Tag: eternal life
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To Lose It All
Luke 10:42 “. . . Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.” I’m sure you’ve seen photos of the utter devastation hurricanes can bring. When we observe such things one of the thoughts that sometimes come to mind is, “They’ve lost everything!” Sometimes people even lose their lives. For…
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Resurrection Hope
1 Corinthians 15:19 “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.” The other day I saw a program on TV about the life of baseball player Ted Williams. Some say he was the greatest hitter of all time in the major leagues. After he…
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Wonderful Words of Life
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 “But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In the verses…
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The Cost
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death. . . “ The next time you watch a sitcom on television, one that time after time makes jokes about all kinds of sin, it may be good to ask yourself, what is the cost of such sin? Indeed, is there a cost? Does it matter…
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Born Again!
John 3:7 “You must be born again.” One of the things everyone reading the above sentence has in common is that there was a time when they were born. Each one of us entered this world suddenly. We personally had nothing to do with it. We had no say in the matter. We didn’t decide…
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An Eternal Perspective
1 Peter 5:10 “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” One of the distinguishing characteristics of a person who has eternal life is that their perspective of time is an eternal…
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Confidence!
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 “Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.“ Are you…
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A Life of Self-Control
1 Thessalonians 4:3 “For this is the will of God . . .that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor” From the moment we are born, the issue of self-control impacts our lives. A little baby wants what it wants, and it wants it now! If a…
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The Way Things Look
Isaiah 55:12 “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” The condition of our soul effects everything else in our world. As one of my spiritual mentors said…
To Encourage You 