Thoughts By Men

2025-01-09

The Power

God's power goes beyond the things of earth, like the weather and goes to the soul of man.

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2025-01-08

The Resolution

January is the month of “resolutions”, many of them. People make more resolutions in this month than in all the remaining ones combined…

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2025-01-07

The Yielded Vessel

The yielded vessel is a sanctified vessel—cleansed and set apart from sin for God’s purposes. It is the yielded vessel that is a vessel of honor. 2 Timothy 2:21

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2025-01-06

Even a Fool

Our words reveal much about our thoughts, feelings and ultimately our character.

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2025-01-05

Spiritual Bankruptcy

The first step to joy is a plea for help, an acknowledgment of moral destitution, an admission of inward paucity.

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2025-01-04

God Doesn’t Let Go

Many Christians think they’re saved, hope they’re saved, but still they doubt, wondering, “Am I really saved?” Our behavior gives us reason to wonder. We’re strong one day, weak the next. Devoted one hour, flagging the next. Believing, then unbelieving.

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2025-01-03

Questions for 2025

A general question someone asked me years ago has stuck with me: “If I keep doing what I’m doing now, will I be where I want to in one year, five years or ten years?” I’ll ask you the same in regards to your spiritual walk

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2025-01-02

Our Heart and our Treasure

As we allow Jesus to minister His cleansing and healing, God transforms our thoughts, emotions, desires, and actions, aligning our treasure with our heart.

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2025-01-01

Redefining Success

Dr. Ed Becker's journey from self-reliance to faith in Jesus redefines success. Discover how a life transformed by Christ brings new meaning and purpose.

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2024-12-31

A New Year’s Resolution

Content – How’s it working out for you?  Has it been a tough year?  Have you struggled?  I have. 

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2024-12-29

When You Open the Door

"One morning I wanted to feed the birds," "It was gray and cold, and the ground was covered with snow.

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2024-12-28

On Whom Will You Rely in the Coming Year?

In the coming year, just who or what are you going to rely on for leading and advice? Who will you serve? Where will you place your trust? What do you consider to be your sources of wisdom?

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2024-12-24

The Joy of the Lord is My Christmas

We sometimes say Christmas is a Holy Day, but personally I forget that too often amidst the tinsel, TV, toys and boys. I forget that genuine joy comes from celebrating Emmanuel

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2024-12-21

God’s Gifts

We are told that there are things that accompany salvation (Hebrews 6:9). The things that accompany salvation are probably innumerable. Here are but a few.

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2024-12-17

The Earth Filled with His Glory

What a prospect – this earth, now under the power of the evil one, renewed and filled with the glory of God. 

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2024-12-16

The Power of Forgiveness

Are you someone who has suffered emotionally, and perhaps physically at the hands of others? Have emotions such as anger, resentment, hate, hostility, bitterness and revenge entered your heart and mind?

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2024-12-14

God is Holding Out on Me

God is holding out on me. I don’t think many of us would say it this way, but I think that this is the attitude of our heart sometimes.

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2024-12-13

Gift Exchange

Christmas Devotional about Jesus Exchanging his Life for Ours. Ephesians 3. The true gift exchange is what Christmas is all about.

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2024-12-12

People Pleasing – Falling Short of Expectations

A few years ago, in frustration, I finally gave up trying to please my father.  Being a people pleaser is, in itself, doomed to failure, anyway.

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2024-12-11

Regrets

Regrets, We've all had them and the older we get, the more they pile up. They are the regrets for the wrong decisions we have made.

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2024-12-10

The Christmas Test

God becoming human is the true message of Christmas. It is a cataclysmic event - a pivotal moment in the history of planet earth.

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2024-12-08

Christmas Abundance

I will never forget my first Christmas as a follower of Christ. I was thousands of miles from home, grieving my mother’s passing, battling my addictions, flat broke, and almost out of hope.

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2024-12-07

Refined by Fire

God is always at work in our lives. Even during seasons of adversity, He wants to accomplish something powerful and good. How should this knowledge affect our response?

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2024-12-06

Everyone Should Think about Divorce

“If I had known the impact our divorce would have on our lives and the lives of our children, extended family and friends I would have worked harder

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