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Continue reading →: The work of an almighty handThe Spacious Firmament on high,With all the blue Ethereal Sky,And spangled Heav’ns, a Shining Frame,Their great Original proclaim:Th’ unwearied Sun, from day to day,Does his Creator’s Pow’r display,And publishes to every LandThe Work of an Almighty Hand. This is the first verse of a poem by Joseph Addison 1672-1719), simply…
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Continue reading →: My portion foreverPsalm 73:25-26 “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.” Biblically speaking, the word “portion” refers to a part…
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Continue reading →: For you I am searchingPsalm 63 “God, you are my God; for you I am searching. My soul is thirsting for you, my body longs for you as a dry and thirsty land, all waterless. I gaze on you in your holy place, to see your power and glory. My lips will proclaim your…
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Continue reading →: Faith like AbrahamGenesis 12:1-4 “Now the Lord said to Abram, ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will…
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Continue reading →: Childlike faithMark 10:14-15 “But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as…
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Continue reading →: Your sins are forgivenRomans 3:22-25 “For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith.“ How do…
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Continue reading →: Our loving GodJohn 4:9 “God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him.” Of all the religions, creeds, faiths, belief systems and theological structures that exist, or have ever existed in our world, Christianity is the only…
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Continue reading →: IdentityGal 2:19-20 “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” In…
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Continue reading →: God’s planJeremiah 29:11-13 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and…
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Continue reading →: Dealing with thorns2 Corinthians 12:7 In this verse of 2 Corinthians, Paul tells his readers about his “thorn in the flesh.” Scholars have debated quite extensively about what Paul’s actual problem was; it must have been serious for him to tell his readers. Some say it was poor eyesight, others suggest that…
