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Being Confident Witness for Christ

MATTHEW 28:18-20 – And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with…

The Power of a Good Word

PROVERBS 12:25 – Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” The story is told of an ancient philosopher named Xanthus. He was expecting some friends to dine with him. He ordered his servant to provide the best things the market could supply. The servant went to market and purchased tongues. These the cooks prepared…

Safety in Life’s Storms

PSALM 57:1 – Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.” Storms. They happen in all seasons; spring, summer, fall and winter. Obviously they take on different forms and intensity in the cycle of nature. But…

When We Are Afraid

PSALM 56:3-4 – When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise.” Pay attention to the first four words in today’s scripture. David does not say, “If…

When We Grow Weary

GALATIANS 6:9 – And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Tired Christian. Weary saint. Exhausted believer. Those words will define every child of God paying the cost to make a difference for Christ in their short time on earth. It will be so of the parent diligently…

Living in Consciousness of God’s Being

PSALM 139:1-5 – O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem…