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It’s Me. It’s All About Me

GALATIAN 5:7 – You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?”   THEME OF THE DAY:  IT’S ME. IT’S ALL ABOUT ME.  The theme of today’s nugget is not about the always present temptation in life to orient everything and everyone about ourselves.  No, we are not writing about the sin of selfishness and the contradiction it presents to…

Where the Battle Rages

PSALM 13:1-6 – To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my…

Sin is a Ruthless Master

It promises pleasure but only delivers pain.  It promises fulfillment but only creates emptiness.  It promises contentment but only leads to discontent.  It promises happiness but brings sorrow.  It promises satisfaction but produces regret.

Our God is a Personal God

PSALM 18:1-3 – I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.”   THEME OF THE…

Overcoming Struggles in Prayer

COLOSSIANS 4:2-3 – Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison.” THEME OF THE DAY:  OVERCOMING STRUGGLES IN PRAYER.  Ask any Christian, “How important is prayer for…

The Fruits of the Gospel

COLOSSIANS 1:3–6 – We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the…