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How To Enjoy The Lord’s Blessings

PSALM 16:8-11 – I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. You make known to me the path of…

Dream Small: The Secret Power of the Ordinary Christian Life

TAKE UP AND READ We are all looking for significance and meaning in our lives. The world tells us that this comes from dreaming big, achieving personal success and making a big impact. But the Bible says that self-worth is found in knowing our Creator, and contentment is found in discovering his purpose for our…

Life’s Ultimate Purpose

PSALM 27:8 – You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”.   Here is a simple question. It is one which at one point or another in a person’s life will likely be asked. It may come at various times.  During seasons of grief, loss, or some other difficulty, we may ask, “Why?…

It’s Not A Dash Or Sprint

2 TIMOTHY 4:7 – I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”  It was a painful but powerful lesson I learned.  We did not have a track team in my high school until my junior year.  We also didn’t have a “real” track coach. Just a teacher who had time on his hands.  So,…

Digging Deep In God’s Word

2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-4 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”   Biblical meditation.  It is a…

The Three Most Important Questions in Life

HEBREWS 4:12-13 –   For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare…