When the viper bit Paul after he was shipwrecked on the island of Melita (Acts 28:3-5), God had already promised that Paul would give testimony before Caesar in Rome. Even a viper can’t stop God’s …
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Waiting and Vipers
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Whole
Psalm 9:1 I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all thy marvelous works. God is all about wholeness. When Jesus walked on Earth, He made people whole. Think about …
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Only God
You know what faith looks like? It doesn’t look like a beautiful cathedral or a life without care. No, faith stands battered and bruised by the trials of this life and, with tears streaming, proclaims …
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Kingdom Living
When I think of Kingdom living, I think of the Beatitudes. Found in their entirety in the fifth chapter of Matthew, they describe a way of life that goes far beyond the self-righteousness of man’s …
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These Things
When I was a teenager, my mom always had last minute instructions for me when she was leaving the house or when I was going out. She would remind me of tasks to complete, behaviors …
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A Hard Lesson
In Luke 22:33, Peter made a declaration. And he (Peter) said unto Him, Lord, I am ready to go with Thee, both into prison and to death. I believe that as much as is humanly …
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Live It – Out Loud!
What if we went to church on Sunday and the preacher did not preach? What if he stood and said, “I have no need to speak anything, because the word of the Lord has sounded …
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Benefits
In this world that blames God for all its ills, even though the ills result from our own wayward paths through the centuries, today is a good day to remember His benefits. Psalm 103 provides …
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Whom Do You Seek?
Two weeks out from Resurrection Sunday, and life goes on. We celebrated Hope. We celebrated Life. We celebrated Forgiveness and Victory and Grace! Then we walked away from the tomb and into the darkness of …
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Got Wisdom?
James 3:17 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. Our world is in dire …
