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Balances

Friday, July 24th, 2009

17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 2 Cor 4:17 (KJV) The load gets lighter, the time gets shorter and the difficulties have meaning once it is known there is purpose and reason for it all. There is such [...]

Perform It

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Philippians 1:6 KJV (6)  Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: One of the greatest challenges in relationships, whether it be in the home or the workplace is when a request is made for something specific to [...]

Associations

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Matthew 9:10-12 KJV (10)  And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. (11)  And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? (12)  But when Jesus [...]

Qualified

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Romans 8:36-37 MKJV (36)  As it is written, “For Your sake we are killed all the day long. We are counted as sheep of slaughter.” (37)  But in all these things we more than conquer through Him who loved us. Till there is a ‘thing’ and until there is a trial, there is nothing to [...]

Milestone Syndrome

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Philippians 3:13-14 KJV (13)  Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, (14)  I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Milestone syndrome: getting too [...]

Obscure?

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Matthew 4:13-16 KJV (13)  And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: (14)  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, (15)  The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the [...]

Trembling Silence

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Psalms 4:4  Tremble, and sin not; speak within your own heart on your bed and be still. Selah. Quite often that urge to respond and react is the most dangerous and most destructive. There may be a time for an appropriate response or action, but at the time of trembling life or death is possibly [...]

Mystery

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Colossians 1:27 MSG (27)  God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple. That [...]

Heart Sprinkling

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Hebrews 10:22 KJV (22)  Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. So it’s actually possible, after having experienced a clouded and diverted conscience, to obtain a true heart that is confident in approaching the [...]

Change? Not!

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Hebrews 13:8 KJV (8)  Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. There is so much going on in the world around us today that exemplifies something we’re quite conditioned to in life– people are never quite what or who you think they are. Professional athletes that were regarded among the very [...]