Tag: Word of God
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The Cure for Pride
Deuteronomy 17:18-20 “And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words…
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The Whole Counsel of God
1 Peter 2:16-17 “Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servantsof God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.” Have you ever wondered why there are so many Protestant denominations? Do you have any idea of how many there are? I can think of the…
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Master Teacher
Luke 24:25 “And he said to them, ‘O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!’” In our adult Sunday School class, we are studying about how the story of the coming of the Messiah is prophesied over and over again in the Old Testament. In the first chapter…
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Satisfied?
1 Peter 2:1-3 “So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” I’ve been reading a book by the great early…
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Seeds
1 Peter 1:23-25 “You have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for ‘All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever.’ And this word is the good…
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It is Written
1 Peter 1:16 “. . . it is written . . . “ If you are a Christian, the short phrase above should be some of the most important words in your life. It’s referring to the words of the Bible. And because the Bible is the very Word of God, it’s referring to the…
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Immeasurable
Ephesians 2:7 “. . . immeasurable. . .” Everything about our God is immeasurable. It’s something that is impossible for our finite minds to grasp, yet God would have us to meditate on this truth, for He’s filled His Word with it. God’s Word itself is immeasurable. It’s an infinite book. There’s none other like…
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Transformed Speech
Luke 6:45 “The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” In Colossians 4:6 we are given the command from the mouth of God that our speech should ALWAYS…
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
2 Corinthians 3:18 “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” In the fairy tale Snow White, there is an evil queen that was always looking into a magic mirror. As she…
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The Things that Seem Best
2 Samuel 18:4 “The king said to them, ‘Whatever seems best to you I will do.’” I was struck by the verse above as I read God’s Word this morning. It’s the account of David’s preparation for battle against his son Absalom and the men of Israel who had followed him. As David prepares to…
To Encourage You 