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True Christian Friends

PHILIPPIANS 2:25 – “I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need.” THEME OF THE DAY: TRUE CHRISTIAN FRIENDS.  Do you have a lot of Christian friends?  Take time to really think through that question before giving a hasty “Yes, I know a lot of…

The Passing Of Time

EPHESIANS 5:15-16 – “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE PASSING OF TIME.  Tick-tock, tick-tock . . . do we hear it?  If not, pull away from the loud noises of the world, our busyness, and hurried lives and listen…

Respectable Sins

SONG OF SOLOMON 2:15 – “Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” THEME OF THE DAY: RESPECTABLE SINS. The theme of today’s nugget seems to be quite a contradiction! Respectable sins? No such thing in the eyes of God and should be no such thing in the eyes of His people.…

The Seriousness Of Life

ECCLESIASTES 12:13-14 – “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE SERIOUSNESS OF LIFE.  The Apostle Paul graphically paints what the world will be like in…

Overcoming Spiritual Amnesia

PSALM 103:1-5 – “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so…