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Tag: refuge

2021-01-20

Your Father’s Heart Longs for You

God loves you as much as He loves His Son. His love for you is way beyond anything you can imagine. Rest in His presence and let His peace quiet your mind.

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2021-01-19

Sometimes the Lord Sends an Adversary

When we recognize that all of God’s Providence is filtered through love, we know how to accept and face the adversary which He sends. 

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2021-01-18

God’s Time

If there is anything we don't like to do, it's wait. Maybe that is why God is so interested in us learning to do it!

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2021-01-10

At Home in God’s Love

Jesus makes it very simple. He says, “Make yourselves at home in my love.” We don’t need to go looking for home; we may simply come home to Jesus.

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2021-01-08

No Fear in God’s Hiding Place

Be blessed in the name of the one who will never forsake you, as He says to you: So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.   Isaiah 41:10,13

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2020-12-28

The Secret of Being Content

Paul focused on eternal life, the love of God, and the forgiveness of sins. What he had in Christ was far greater than what he didn’t have in life!

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2020-12-27

Being in God’s Thoughts

In all our wanderings the watchful glance of the Eternal Watcher is always fixed on us, and we never roam beyond the Shepherd’s eye.

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2020-12-26

God, the One and Only

Jesus is God's greatest message. He not only proclaims and declares God's love, mercy, and grace, he has made it known. Only Jesus can display God to us fully, for he is one with the Father.

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2020-11-28

God is a Redeemer

God is a Redeemer;He bought us with a great price,He rescues and breaks the chains of bondage,He finds us and brings us home.God is a Restorer;He returns what was destroyed andreplaces what was stolen.

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2020-11-17

David’s Tears

When I was young, most boys were told that a man doesn't cry. It showed emotional weakness and loss of control. A boy that cried was told he was acting like a girl! But in Psalm 86, David declared, “Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I cry to You all day long.”

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2020-11-12

Soulful Rest

Jesus saw the burdens that were put on the people and knew how weary they felt. He called the people to come to him instead.

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2020-11-07

Five Reasons Why God Calls His People “Sheep”

Sheep need a shepherd. Sheep need a constant overseer. Other animals can fend for themselves. But not sheep. Sheep need a shepherd whose life work is to care for his sheep.

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2020-11-03

Deliver Us from Evil

I grew up saying the Lord's Prayer. I've said it so often that I to tend to rattle through the words. Many of us do, I suppose. In fact, I read that if I say the Lord’s Prayer as I wash my hands,

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2020-11-02

Temptations: Doors Closing

We were driving through a small town in southwestern British Columbia when I noticed the sign on a clothing store. The store was called TEMPTATIONS. Interesting name, I thought. Then I smiled when I saw that both of the show windows had huge white banners proclaiming, “DOORS CLOSING.”

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2020-10-29

God is Kind

"... I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD.  Jeremiah 9:24

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2020-10-23

The Good Shepherd

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”  John 10:11

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2020-10-23

His Presence Draws You

Amidst all the lists and details running through my mind I found words from Psalm 23 pushing into my consciousness. God’s presence was nudging me to draw close. I realized again that where I focus is my choice.

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2020-10-09

Great Anticipation

Looking back at the different phases in our life is like reviewing a book. Each chapter starts with great anticipation and usually ends with reflection and questions of tomorrow.

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2020-10-05

Where to Give Yourself First

So very simple!! First I give myself to the Lord. I dip into the well of all He is and draw up all that I need for this moment and this day. THEN I go and give out of that to others.

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2020-10-04

New Life for Old

So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me— I have never been so fully alive, free, fresh …new wine, new joys, new purpose.

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2020-10-02

Hope in the Middle of Despair

Sometimes our circumstances seem overwhelming. We may feel like we will never get out of the particularly bothersome situation we are in.

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2020-09-28

Not Blind, But Reasonable

In the eyes of many, the Christian faith is a leap into the unknown, a belief that goes beyond rationality, like the “wish upon a star” fairy tale. If I’m honest, faith sometimes feels that way to me too.

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2020-09-27

Been There Done That

A small hug, a hand on the arm or some small gesture of contact if no words come to mind. A gesture that says, "I'm here for you."

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2020-09-26

Greater Things

Regardless of how difficult the times, those who have been born again by the grace of God, redeemed and forgiven by the blood of Christ, adopted into God’s heavenly family, indwelt by and sealed with the Holy Spirit, given an eternal home in Heaven and empowered by God for significant service have no right to be anything but optimistic.

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