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Nov 22 11 9:09 AM
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Psalm 26:1 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD;
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Why is love so important?
First, because it is the greatest virtue. Love supersedes faith and hope. 1Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Second, because it is the greatest command. Jesus said, Matthew 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
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Nov 23 11 7:57 AM
Psalm 30:1 I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
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:Be ready to give an answer when someone asks you about your faith. This is called "apologetics." Contrary to what you might think, this does not mean you are to apologize for your faith! Instead, "apologetics" comes from the Greek word that means "to give a defense, as in front of a judge."
Can you defend your faith? It is not enough for you to demonstrate your faith; you must also defend your faith. If you ran into someone who was dying, and he asked you to share your faith with him, could you? You need to be ready.
Nov 28 11 3:04 PM
Psalm 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me,
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What does this mean, that God has given us the "earnest of the Spirit in our hearts"? When a man in Jesus' day intended to buy something he couldn't afford to purchase at that moment, he would put down "earnest" money. The greater the down payment, the greater the indication that full payment will be made.
For instance, if you're selling your home for $100,000 and a prospective buyer gives you $5, don't look for that person again. But if he gives you $50,000, he means business, and you know he's coming back.
In today's terminology, we would say that God has given us a down payment of the Spirit.
I know not why God’s wondrous graceTo me He hath made known,Nor why, unworthy, Christ in loveRedeemed me for His own.But “I know Whom I have believed,And am persuaded that He is ableTo keep that which I’ve committedUnto Him against that day.”
I know not how this saving faithTo me He did impart,Nor how believing in His WordWrought peace within my heart.
I know not how the Spirit moves,Convincing men of sin,Revealing Jesus through the Word,Creating faith in Him.
I know not what of good or illMay be reserved for me,Of weary ways or golden days,Before His face I see.
I know not when my Lord may come,At night or noonday fair,Nor if I walk the vale with Him,Or meet Him in the air.
Nov 29 11 4:02 PM
Psalm 51:1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
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A little boy fell out of bed and was crying. His mother came, picked him up, and said, "Honey, what's wrong? How did you fall out of bed?" He said, "Well, I guess I went to sleep too close to where I got in."
I think there are a lot of people who have done exactly that. They get into Christ and somehow they just seem to go to sleep right there. They say, "I'm saved and that's it." But friend, that's not it. It's just the beginning of a relationship that will last through all eternity.
The Lord is my light and my salvation.The Lord is my light and my salvation.The Lord is my light and my salvation,whom shall I fear? Whom shall I fear, whom shall I fear?The Lord is the strength of my life, whom shall I fear?In the time of trouble, He shall hide me.In the time of trouble, He shall hide me.In the time of trouble, He shall hide me,whom shall I fear?Wait on the Lord and be of good courage.Wait on the Lord and be of good courage.Wait on the Lord and be of good courage,He shall strengthen thine heart.
Nov 30 11 8:43 AM
Psalm 23:1 The LORD
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Romans 8:17,18 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
How do you enlist suffering to make it your servant?
First, you receive it as a gift from God. Job said,
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God will provide,God will provide everything you need,My hungry soul He'll feedLearn how to trust Him,Depend on Him;(God will, God will, God will provide)Abraham had a son name Isaac, He led him to a mountain high, Laid Isaac upon a rock as a living sacrifice. The angels spoke on his child, Abraham, there's a ram(God will, God will, God will provide)Remember the story of the Hebrew boys, And how they would not bow down. The king had them thrown in the fiery furnace For disobeying his vow. The next morning when the king looked in, He saw and angel in the midst of the fire (God will, God will, God will provide).God will provide,God will provide everything you need,My hungry soul He'll feedLearn how to trust Him Depend on Him;God will, God will,God will provide.God will provide God will, will provide for meGod will God will, God will, God will provide.
Dec 1 11 7:00 AM
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Did you know that you can backslide with a Bible under your arm? You can know the letter, but the letter kills if you are not clean. The test of your Bible Study is not how many facts you know or how fast you can take apart a Greek verb and put it back together. The test is: Are you becoming like Jesus because you spent time in His Word?
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Philippians 2:18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
There is a fountain filled with blood,Drawn from Immanuel’s veins,And sinners plunged beneath that floodLose all their guilty stains.
The dying thief rejoiced to seeThat fountain in His day;And there have I, though vile as he,Washed all my sins away.
Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious bloodShall never lose its pow’r,Till all the ransomed church of GodAre safe, to sin no more.
E’er since by faith I saw the streamThy flowing wounds supply,Redeeming love has been my theme,And shall be till I die.
When this poor, lisping, stamm’ring tongueLies silent in the grave,Then in a nobler, sweeter song,I’ll sing Thy pow’r to save.
Dec 2 11 9:35 AM
Psalm 3:1 LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many
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Are You Weak Enough?
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Dec 6 11 8:53 AM
Psalm 16:1 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
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In Jesus' day, the pagan Gentile princes had many servants--this was a mark of their greatness. To be great in God's eyes, on the other hand, we are to be servants.
Lord my God! When I in awesome wonderConsider all the works thy hand hath made,I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,Thy power throughout the universe displayed;Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,How great Thou art, how great Thou art!Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,How great Thou art, how great Thou art!When through the woods and forest glades I wanderand hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,and hear the brook, and feel he gentle breeze;And when I think that God his son not sparing,Sent him to die - I scarce can take it in,That on the cross my burden gladly bearing,He bled and died to take away my sin:When Christ shall come with shout of acclamationAnd take me home- what joy shall fill my heart!Then I shall bow in humble adorationAnd there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,How great Thou art, how great Thou art!Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Dec 6 11 9:34 AM
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We are to "reckon" ourselves dead to sin, but alive to Jesus Christ. What does that mean? In the South when someone says, "I reckon so," that means they think so. But that's not what this word means.
"Reckon" is a legal term to mean "to count upon" or "calculate." When you trusted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you reckoned upon what He did on the cross to save you. You depend upon His righteousness.
And just as you reckon upon Him for victory over the penalty of sin, you also reckon upon Him for victory over the power of sin.
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feetAnd a light unto my path Thy Word is a lamp unto my feetAnd a light unto my path When I feel afraidThink I've lost my wayStill You're there right beside me And nothing will I fearAs long as You are nearPlease be near me to the end Thy Word is a lamp unto my feetAnd a light unto my path Thy Word is a lamp unto my feetAnd a light unto my path Now I will not forget Your love for me and yetMy heart forever is wandering Please be my guide and hold me to Your sideAnd I will love You to the end Thy Word is a lamp unto my feetAnd a light unto my path Thy Word is a lamp unto my feetAnd a light unto my path
Dec 6 11 9:36 AM
Psalm 25:1 Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
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Acts 4:32
To fully trust in the Lord, there must be-- a confidence that relies on the Lord. a communion that rejoices in the Lord. a commitment that rolls burdens onto the Lord.
Dec 8 11 7:12 AM
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In the Old Testament, there were three types of persons who were anointed by God: the prophet, the priest, and the king. As a believer, you are also a prophet, a priest, and a king because God has anointed you.
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Psalm 36:1The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart,
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The headline caught my attention! "Tail Was Short. Snake Was Not." I read the entire article. It seems there was a lady in South Africa who passed a haystack one day and saw the tail of a snake.
She took a stick to kill it, and before she knew it she was wrestling with a 17-foot python! Gratefully, a man quickly came along to kill the snake with a fence post; otherwise it would have crushed her to death.
You may think your sin is just a little sin, but I want to tell you that it is part of the same snake. Sin murdered Jesus, and sin will crush you. Your only hope is salvation through Jesus Christ.
I love You, Lord,
and I lift my voice
To worship You,
O my soul, rejoice.
Take joy, my King,
in what you hear:
May it be a sweet,
sweet sound
in Your ear.
Dec 12 11 7:13 PM
Psalm 54:1 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength.
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Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;Streams of mercy, never ceasing,Call for songs of loudest praise.Teach me some melodious sonnet,Sung by flaming tongues above.Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,Mount of Thy redeeming love.
Sorrowing I shall be in spirit,Till released from flesh and sin,Yet from what I do inherit,Here Thy praises I’ll begin;Here I raise my Ebenezer;Here by Thy great help I’ve come;And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,Safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,Wandering from the fold of God;He, to rescue me from danger,Interposed His precious blood;How His kindness yet pursues meMortal tongue can never tell,Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose meI cannot proclaim it well.
O to grace how great a debtorDaily I’m constrained to be!Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,Bind my wandering heart to Thee.Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,Prone to leave the God I love;Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,Seal it for Thy courts above.
O that day when freed from sinning,I shall see Thy lovely face;Clothed then in blood washed linenHow I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,Take my ransomed soul away;Send thine angels now to carryMe to realms of endless day.
Dec 12 11 7:14 PM
Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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I can't do anything like Jesus, can you? At least not in my strength. But aren't you glad that the Example of our obedience is also the Enabler of our obedience? God is responsible for the desire and the doing.
The word "worketh" in Philippians 2:13 is the word from which we get our English word "energy." God energizes us to do His will. It is like the power steering in your automobile. The power steering is there to work for you, but it waits on you to turn the wheel. The moment you turn the wheel, you will notice the wonderful power.
God will make a wayWhere there seems to be no wayHe works in ways we cannot seeHe will make a way for meHe will be my guideHold me closely to His sideWith love and strength for each new dayHe will make a way, He will make a wayOh, God will make a wayWhere there seems to be no wayHe works in ways we cannot seeHe will make a way for meHe will be my guideHold me closely to His sideWith love and strength for each new dayHe will make a way, He will make a wayBy a roadway in the wilderness, He'll lead meAnd rivers in the desert will I seeHeaven and Earth will fade but His Word will still remainAnd He will do something new today
Dec 14 11 7:03 AM
Psalm 146:1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
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Yes...You Have the Time
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Have you ever heard someone say, "He has more time than I have." That's not true. No one has more time. There are only 86,400 seconds in a day. Nobody has more time than that, even the man in Switzerland who owns the $7 million watch I read about recently. He doesn't have one more second than you have.
Dec 14 11 3:17 PM
Psalm 8:1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent
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A boy was having difficulty living the Christian life. He went to his pastor, who told him to see a painting. The caretaker at the gallery led him to a large room where the painting adorned an entire wall.
The young man was repulsed at what he saw. It was a painting of Christ on the cross, but the perspective from which the artist painted it was off-balance. It looked grotesque.
The caretaker said, "Son, you need to get closer."The young man came closer."Son, you need to get lower."The young man got lower."No, closer and lower."Before the young man knew what was happening, he was kneeling at the foot of the cross.And when he looked up, he understood the entire painting.
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James 5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
James 5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
When we come to a place where we don't understand what's happening...when everything seems to be caving in, there is Jesus. We always have the forgiveness of the cross, the victory of the empty tomb, and the hope of Christ's imminent return.
When we go to the doctor and he tells us we have a malignancy. When we hear that we as a couple are infertile and cannot bear a child. When we have to declare bankruptcy. When we are laid off work. When we read a note that our spouse has left. When a loved one dies because of a terrorist act. Nothing is too Big for The LORD!!!! Trust Him........
God sent His son, they called Him JesusHe came to love, heal, and forgive.He lived and died to buy my pardon,An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.Because He lives, All fear is gone.Because I know He holds the future,And life is worth the living just because He lives.How sweet to hold a newborn baby,And feel the pride and joy he gives.But greater still the calm assurance,This child can face uncertain days because He lives.Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.Because He lives, All fear is gone.Because I know He holds the future,And life is worth the living just because He lives.And then one day I'll cross the river,I'll fight life's final war with pain.And then as death gives way to victory,I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.Because He lives, All fear is gone!Because I know He holds the futureAnd life is worth the living just because He lives!
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