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Overcoming Fear

2 KINGS 19:14-19 – Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said: “O LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of…

Right In The Eyes of the Lord

2 KINGS 12:1-2 – In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”   THEME OF THE DAY.  RIGHT IN THE EYES OF THE LORD.  Today’s…

The Satisfaction of Christ

JOHN 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”   THEME OF THE DAY.  THE SATISFACTION OF CHRIST.  God created us with the capacity, even necessity, to hunger and thirst.  And neither is the result of the fall of our first parents, Adam…

I Have My Doubts: How God Can Use Your Uncertainty to Reawaken Your Faith

TAKE UP AND READ: Our recommended book for the month of September is a good read on something every Christian struggles with at times in their walk with the Lord – doubt. Philip Ryken has written a very helpful book titled “I Have My Doubts: How God can use Your Uncertainty to reawaken your faith.”…

Joy in Dark Places

TAKE UP AND READ.  Our church family’s book for the month recommendation for August 2024 is titled Joy in Dark Places by Thomas Parr, published by Reformation Heritage Books, paperback, 167 pages.  This is an excellent book helping us understand and apply the joy of the Lord in a fallen world. Parr introduces his book with these…

Spiritual Exercise

HEBREWS 5:14 – But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.”   THEME OF THE DAY: SPIRITUAL EXERCISE. We hear a lot about its value and necessity, but knowing of its value and necessity does not make it a regular activity in our lives. Knowing about…