Tag: judgment
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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…
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The Heart of God
Exodus 34:6-7 “The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ‘The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and fourth…
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The Most Powerful Words
Hebrews 12:25 “See that you do not refuse him who is speaking.” One of the themes of the Bible is the infinite power of the Word of God. We are told in Genesis 1 that God spoke and the heavens, the earth, and everything that is in them were created. It tells us that God…
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Like a Thief
Matthew 24:43-44 “But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”…
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Spiritual Rain and its Effects
Hebrews 6:7-8 “For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.” It is a perilous thing…
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A Cry for Justice
2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” So many people are crying out for justice today. After the George Floyd incident, we saw thousands of people marching not only in the cities across…
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Our Longsuffering God
2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” Patience: it’s something I wish I had a lot more of, and in particular patience for people, such as my own wife. Too often I have…
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Calamity!
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon…
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Unjust Judges
John 18:19 “The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.” If you are an unbeliever, how do you justify your unbelief? Like Annas, the high priest who first questioned Jesus prior to the crucifixion, do you look first at the followers, the disciples of Jesus? Is it your position that you…
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Gracious Restraint
Matthew 26:67 “Then they spit in his face and struck him. And some slapped him.” What does inner strength look like? How is it displayed? Perhaps one of the most magnificent displays of this strength ever seen is in the scene above as Jesus was being led to the cross. Here is an awesome example…
To Encourage You 