Tag: Word of God
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Resist!
James 4:7 “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” One of the things that we need to understand about the Bible is that the enemy of our souls knows what it says better than we do. From the very beginning, Satan began his temptation of people by drawing attention to the Word of…
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Delight!
Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Do you ever think about the word “delight”? It’s used in the verse above from Psalm 37. Listen to C.H. Spurgeon’s thoughts on this word: “What is this delight? I have been thinking the word ‘delight’ over, and I cannot…
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A Strange Command
Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” This morning, I was reading a sermon by C.H. Spurgeon on the verse above and one of his statements especially caught my eye. He said, “so strange is the infatuation of man .…
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Do You Believe What God Has Said?
James 2:23 “Abraham believed God” The Bible tells us that Abraham believed God. Of course, like many people, Abraham believed there WAS a God. He also, again like many people, believed certain things ABOUT God. But what set Abraham apart from the crowd, even the so-called “believing” crowd, was that he actually believed what God…
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A Closer Look
Foot of a housefly Needle and thread Colossians 2:8 “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” Have you ever noticed the difference between natural and man-made things as you look at them close-up? As you look…
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Active Listening
James 1:22 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” Have you ever heard the term “active listening?” If you do an internet search, you’ll see much about it. One website described it this way, “Active listening is a helpful skill for any worker to develop. It helps you truly understand what…
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Swift to Hear
James 1:19-21 “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” One…
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The God-given Mirror
Colossians 2:6-7 “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him . . . abounding in thanksgiving.” One of the metaphors the Word of God uses for itself is a mirror. In James 1:23-24 it says, “For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a…
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Do you know what God has spoken?
2 Samuel 7:25 “And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken.” How’s your reading comprehension? Do you remember those exams from high school that were used to test it? I never really liked those tests, because my thoughts could…
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Are you sitting down?
2 Samuel 7:18-19 “Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, ‘Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?’” Have you ever had someone ask you before they told you what they had to say, “Are you sitting down?” If you have, you know that…
To Encourage You 