✨ Verse of the Day
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.”
— Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
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Hope in a Promise
“So, prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world” (1 Peter 1:13). The past twelve to eighteen months have magnified the need for hope. COVID19 has caused much pain, and current events have people…
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Fixing the Mess
“I’m pregnant!” This was the message that came to David. Ordinarily, these are exciting words, but for David, they are frightening words. It is going to be clear he committed adultery. It is going to be clear he slept with another man’s wife. It is going to be clear he sinned. So, David tries to…
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Grace and Mercy
The Bible tells us a great deal about God’s character. He is an all-powerful, awesome Creator, who can begin and end events with a single word. He is a God with whom nothing is impossible. He is also a God of mercy and grace, worthy of praise. Notice what David writes in the Psalms. Psalm…
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Getting Rid of Guilt
Darkness engulfed New York in 1977, and guilt and fear overwhelmed a young boy. It took some time, but the boy’s parents finally discovered why he was so upset. Just as the lights went out, the boy had kicked a utility pole, so he was convinced he caused the great black out. Guilt paralyzed him…
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Valley of Broken Promises
“I will always love you.” “Till death do us part.” “I’ve got your back; you don’t have to worry about this round of layoffs.” These are promises many of us have heard only to find out they have been broken. Many of us have found ourselves walking through the valley of broken promises on more…
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Beauty of Harmony
It was a beautiful sight. All of Israel coming together to anoint David their king. The Bible records the Elders of Israel telling David they knew the Lord had chosen him. So, David made a covenant with the leaders of Israel before the Lord, and they anointed him king. Israel was experiencing unity and harmony…
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Is Love At The Core?
When you think of the church, Christianity, and followers of Christ, what comes to mind? Depending on your perspective, it could be any number of pictures. Is one of those pictures’ devotion to one another; do you picture Christians loving the world? The miracles recorded in the Bible are awesome and truly show us the…
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Love Is…
Attend a wedding, and along with the decorations and beauty of love on display, you’ll probably hear this passage read, or at least, referenced. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 says: 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it…
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A Living Hope
Their lives were hard. Day after day, they endured harsh labor as they made bricks. Their bosses overlooking every step, and their quota seeming unrealistic and never ending. They cried out for relief and hoped that one day it would come. Their hope fueled by a forefather, who by faith, requested his remains be carried…
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The Route
The shortest route between two places is a straight line; however, going straight from point A to point B does not always work. It is not always the best route; it sure wasn’t for the people of Israel. The Lord delivered Israel from the Egyptian bondage they were suffering. He designed an exit strategy which…
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