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The Only Sovereign
That you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 1 Timothy 6:14-15 A sovereign or a potentate is one who possesses total, unconditional, absolute, unlimited and […]
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The Lord is My Banner
And Moses built an altar and called its name, The-LORD-Is-My-Banner; Exodus 17:15 The Lord reveals Himself to us in many ways and all of our God encounters are for a purpose, knowing that God does all things on purpose and for a purpose. Through several of these encounters throughout Biblical history, the Lord reveals something […]
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God is For You
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Romans 8:31-32 It is encouraging to remember that Elijah was […]
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Magnify the Lord
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bull, which has horns and hooves. Psalms 69:30-31 How big is God? No, that’s not a trick question, it goes to the heart of our verses for today. […]
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All Those Who Sail With You
“For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve, “saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ Acts 27:23-24 The Apostle Paul was on a journey. This journey […]
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Delivered from Fear
I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Psalms 34:4 Fears come in all shapes and sizes. Fear can also come as a noun or a verb. You can experience fear as an emotion, many times without even knowing why you are afraid or what you have to […]
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Goodness and Mercy
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever. Psalms 23:6 David, the son of Jesse and the youngest of his brothers knew a lot about sheep and shepherds. He also knew a lot about singing and making music unto […]
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Stand in Awe of Him
Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. Psalms 33:8 Our God is awesome and therefore everything about Him should cause everyone to constantly be in a state of awe. That was a lot of all-inclusive absolutes, but for good reason; it is all […]
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Jesus Conquered the Wilderness
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days, He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. Luke 4:1-2 It might be a bit surprising to remember […]
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Jesus Came to Save
“For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village. Luke 9:56 Jesus is entering the final phase of His mission on earth; to die for the sins of all mankind, so He sets out for Jerusalem. Some of His followers went before […]