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2 Corinthians 5:17-18 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! .
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2 Corinthians 5:17-18 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! .
Each of us has a fantasy that our family will be like the Walton's, an expectation that our dearest friends will be our next of kin. Jesus didn't have that expectation.
“Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.” Ephesians 3:17
When we have worry, doubt, and fear clutched tightly in our hands and our hearts are ruled by anxiety, God wants to say something to us of this effect, “Let go of your burdens…
As Christians, we need to stay connected to our power source. Father, I thank you for the power and the strength that you provide us. I pray that we will not take lightly what…
If God did not lovingly and tenderly correct us, none of us could survive before his awesome perfection. God is love!
Influences, people, events, even abuse from the past leave scars. But God stands ready to provide all that is necessary to transform us into “new creatures.”
Know that in the midst of heartache and pain, God is molding and growing you. Be confident in the promise from God that He is perfecting you as you allow Him to do the…
God isn't messing around here. There are no accidents with our lives. Whatever we have received and experienced has shaped who we are, and because of that, we are qualified servants. There is truly…
Frank often referred to himself proudly as a self-made man. He bragged that in his youth he had been so poor he didn't have two nickels to rub together. Now his real estate holdings…
When we walk by faith, we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. They walked the same walk before us. Many of them did not get to see the promises of God fulfilled…
Our faith leads us to discover a love we don’t deserve. And yet God gives this love to us. This grace comes in the form of God himself taking on human form. This grace…
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18
Through God’s unfailing love, endless mercy and compassion we can be victorious even when the smoke billows higher and higher.
There is a God you can turn to and believe in. Trust God to be true to His word. Know that God is:God is the eternal God. Everything there is in the heavens and…
He doesn’t delight in our sufferings, but He delights in our development".
Two simple words "they matter” and how much difference these words would make to so many people in a world where often there is little hope?
The Lord controls and sets limits on our burdens so they don’t overwhelm us.
I realized I had been okaying sin to enter into my life instead of putting it all aside. “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the…
In the face of sin and separation from God, grace is a refreshing stream that restores salvation. But the joy of salvation is found only when we realize and accept the forgiveness, grace, and…
Today: Read Psalm 23 afresh. What is the Lord saying to you in the midst of your life? Trust him to lead you from this day forward — all the days of your life!