Tag: meditation
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A Proper Mindset
1 Peter 4:7 “The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.” One of the things the Scriptures do for believers is help them view things from a proper perspective. For example, it reminds us that we aren’t going to live on this earth forever. In helps…
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Our Thought Life
Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” How big is your God? Well, however big you think He is, He is much…
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To the Victor belongs the Spoil!
Psalm 119:162 “I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil.” As with a number of Bible passages I’ve studied of late, I have to thank the late F.W. Boreham for his wonderful insights on the verse above. Boreham points out that one of the keys to understanding this verse is the idea…
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Putting First Things First
Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” One of the things that I’ve heard from people over the years is that it can be a real struggle for them to find time to study the Bible and pray. For young families,…
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Hidden in Plain Sight
Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” You’ve probably heard the phrase “to be hidden in plain sight.” It’s an idiom that means that something can remain unseen despite being right in front of your face. I think that idea…
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So what is there to talk about?
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and…
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Consider Jesus
Hebrews 3:1 “Consider Jesus” If the book of Hebrews and in fact the entire Bible could be summed up in two words, I suppose those two words would be those above: consider Jesus. The word “consider” here means “to observe fully; to fix one’s eyes or mind upon.” So, have you done that today? As…
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Alone Time
Mark 4:10-11 “And when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parables. And He said to them, ‘To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God . . .’” 2020 was a time when words became part of our vocabulary that we would not have even considered prior to that…
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Some Thoughts on Self-control
Philippians 4:8-9 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with…
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On Meditation
Philippians 4:6-8 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God . . . whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of…
To Encourage You 