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Privilege and Necessity of Togetherness

ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12-Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man…

Be Careful in Making Choices

PHILIPPIANS 1:9-11-And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” Choices. We make them each day…

Many Words-Much Sin

PROVERBS 10:19: When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.” In today’s scripture, King Solomon provides us a strong warning and sound instruction when it comes to the quantity of our speech and the restraint of our speech. The opening of the verse is the warning – When words are many, transgression is not lacking.…

We Desperately Need to be Revived

ROMANS 5:1-5: Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,4and endurance produces…

Is It Us?

LUKE 8:38-39: The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.” Today’s scripture is a portion of the account of Jesus…

Sometimes The Best Help Is Silence

PROVERBS 25:20 – Whoever sings songs to a heavy heart is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, and like vinegar on soda. THEME OF THE DAY. SOMETIMES THE BEST HELP IS SILENCE. Reading Proverbs daily is a particularly good spiritual discipline. And this Old Testament wisdom book is suited for doing so. There are 31 Proverbs that…