March is chock-full of holidays ranging from National Pig Day on the 1st to National Pi Day (the number, not the dessert) on the 14th to my favorite National Goof-Off Day on the 22nd. But more importantly, March is a time of new beginnings and renewal. God decrees nature at this time to show off […]
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A common practice of the world is to make New Year’s resolutions that nearly always falter by the time candy hearts and flowers are heaped upon loved ones. But Christians do things differently. Rather than resolutions, we commit to scriptural principles that change our lives and spirits. Let’s consider a few: Forgive those who have
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Beloved, we know much better than the world. We know enough to use our God-given intellect filtered by the Holy Scriptures and led by the Holy Spirit to question the words of the world to see whether they are in line with God’s perfect will for us and for the unfolding of history. We must
The world is desperately wicked, and that wickedness is named as righteousness, fulfilling Isaiah 5:20 in which woe is judged upon those who call evil good and good evil. Darkness is substituted for light and bitter for sweet. The first sin was pride and selfishness, and the fallen children continued walking that path. But brethren,
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We’re definitely not Jesus, with His power over the earth and elements, but we are indeed made in His image and wield His power and authority given to us. While the wind may not calm at our rebuke, demons and unclean spirits faint when we speak the authority of Christ within us. If we are
We’ve all heard the saying, “I can tell by the look on your face,” and we’ve certainly made that observation. Being social creatures, it’s pretty easy to tell what’s going through someone’s mind by their expressions. Scripture teaches us our face radiates a happy heart to others. But Jesus also warned against false prophets saying,
Martians in H. G. Well’s classic science fiction novel – since their own planet’s resources were dwindling – invaded Earth seeking to conquer mankind. Killing multitudes with their heat-rays and poisonous “black smoke”, these aliens with their superior technology destroyed human weapons and demolished worldly structures. Ultimately, however, they were defeated by invisible human pathogens
While “stir” has a variety of closely related meanings, I think “to rouse to activity, evoke strong feelings, and to call forth” are most applicable to the intended meaning in these verses. Even as God-loving and God-fearing Christians, it’s quite easy to become complacent and sometimes honestly downright lazy in our relationships toward others. We
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