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Enriched in Everything
I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge. 1 Corinthians 1:4-5 To be enriched, as the word is used here, means literally to make wealthy or rich. Jesus Christ […]
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He Alone is Your Rock
Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. Psalms 62:1-2 One of the most difficult things to do in life is to wait. But there is waiting and then there is silently waiting. […]
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An Excellent Spirit
Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. Daniel 6:3 Daniel was among the Jews carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar. Although living in a pagan land, Daniel and three other young men determined […]
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The End Intended by the Lord
Indeed, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. James 5:11 Things do not always work out the way you planned. It might sometimes seem as if things rarely work out the way […]
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God is With You
Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Joseph was going through a tough time. Everything had been going along just fine until he is informed that his bride-to-be, Mary, is expecting a child. At this point, […]
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Rivers in the Desert
Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19 God created the world with such a variety of geographical […]
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Gains and Losses
But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ Philippians 3:7-8 […]
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Justice and Mercy
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 Wouldn’t it be great to know what the Lord wants you to do in any particular situation in life? Even though it […]
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The Real Score
And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!” Revelation 5:13 […]
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Grace Mercy and Peace
Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 1:3 There are many blessings that come with being a follower of Jesus, with being a Christian. Many of these blessings are in the future — […]