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The Road To Damascus
Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Robert Frost A well-known poem by Robert Frost called, “The Road Not Taken,” represents two roads, a choice, and the consequence of that choice. It is one of the most misunderstood poems. Some interpret…
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Are you at a pinnacle point?
Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your…
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Do you have a Peninnah in your life?
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 1 Samuel 1:6 Don’t you just love when someone tries to kick you when you are down? Like pouring salt into a wound, just because they can. I’m assuming Peninnah had some jealousy…
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I Choose You
“The word of the Lord came to me: I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 139:16 God is speaking to Jeremiah and addressing his insecurities. We all have them, and God sees every…
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The Cost of Love
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 The phrase “Love don’t cost a thing,” is complete hogwash. Love is a choice, and it involves a sacrifice. It costs something. For example, if…
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On the twelfth day of Christmas
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before…
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Ode to Joy
"I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." Philippians 1:3-6…
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The man who might have been …
"But, when they came to Haran, they settled there." Genesis 11:31 This scripture verse starts with the word “but”. Don’t you hate that word? Someone starts to tell you something good, and then after an awkward silence you hear the dreaded word “but.” It’s a real Debbie Downer! Terah took his family and…
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The Lamp of God
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.…
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The Heart of the Matter
"For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
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Who do you say I am?
Jesus asked Peter, “Who do you say I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Messiah, the son of the living God.” Jesus stated that this revelation did not come by flesh and blood, but by the spirit of God. Matthew 16:15-17 We all have our own image or idea of who God is…
