Tag: faith
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Feet like the deer
Habakkuk 3:19 “GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places.” One of the most sure-footed animals on the face of the earth is the deer. It’s an awesome thing to watch one of these beautiful animals run up the side of a…
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An eternal perspective
Joel 2:26 “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.” One of the truly unique things about the Bible is that it is written from an eternal perspective. Its words were breathed out…
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How do you view the future?
John 18:4 “Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, “Whom do you seek?” Do you fear the future? Are you anxious about anything? Well, if you are a believer, may the words of John 18:4 above be a great encouragement to you. The context for this passage is Jesus’…
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The heart of Job
Job 13:15 “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.” Death – it’s the worst thing that can be thrown at us. Job knew the Lord in such an intimate and trusting way, that even death – even if it came from God himself, would not shake him. Trust is just another word…
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A universal message
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” The Bible’s message is a universal message. It is meant for everyone, no matter what age, gender, nationality, income level, or intellectual aptitude. It is meant for the Einsteins…
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Looking for help
Psalm 121:1-2 “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.” One of the things the Bible tells us is that we are to “always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason…
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The road to humility
Deuteronomy 8:2-3 “And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor…
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The “squeeze”
Numbers 20:2-3 “Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people quarreled with Moses and said, ‘Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!’” When things aren’t going well for you, how do you respond? How many of us lash out in some way,…
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Exceptions
Psalm 119:128 “Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.” Are their “exceptions” in your faith? Do you agree with the Bible’s view on many or even most things, but are there exceptions? Do you really like Jesus’ teaching about love, peace, and joy? Does the Sermon on the…
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Whose are you?
Numbers 8:14 “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.” Throughout the Old Testament we read of the priests and the Levites. These men were chosen by God for service in the tabernacle. God called them His own possession. They were to be separated from…
To Encourage You 