I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.
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5 Key Commitments for Any Time of Year
Resolved, To be strictly and firmly faithful to my trust, so that, in Prov. 20:6. ‘A faithful man, who can find?’ may not be partly fulfilled in me. -Jonathan Edwards, Resolution #32, 1722 (written at age 19) I’m not much for new year’s resolutions, mostly because they tend to be short sighted and short lived.…
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God’s Silent Work vs. Instagram
I will be like the dew to Israel. -Hosea 14:5 Christian! despise not spiritual things, because thou hearest not a sound therewith. Much that God doeth, he doeth in silence. -C.H. Spurgeon There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love the Super Bowl halftime show, and the rest of us. I’m…
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God Is Jealous for You – Zechariah 1:7-17
Take a moment to pray. Ask God to speak to you through his word—for his Spirit to convict you of sin, teach you the truth, and lead you in walking by faith. Setting the Scene Sometimes we can’t help but be overwhelmed by sin and its devastating effects. People wrong others, and they wrong us.…
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You Only Live Twice- Daniel 12:5-13
Take a moment to pray. Ask God to speak to you through his word—for his Spirit to convict you of sin, teach you the truth, and lead you in walking by faith. Setting the Scene Death, thou art not death! Grave, thou art no grave! -C. H. Spurgeon The end of our lives in this…
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Desert No More—Ezekiel 47:1-12
Take a moment to pray. Ask God to speak to you through his word—for his Spirit to convict you of sin, teach you the truth, and lead you in walking by faith. Setting the Scene The ultimate goal of our salvation is not merely our deliverance from God’s judgment, it is the gift of eternal…
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Bringing the Dead to Life- Ezekiel 37:1-14
Take a moment to pray. Ask God to speak to you through his word—for his Spirit to convict you of sin, teach you the truth, and lead you in walking by faith. Setting the Scene It’s hard for us to understand the degree of spiritual depression Israel experienced when the Babylonians destroyed the Temple in…
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