Tag: Christian walk
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Mama is walking a jewel-studded path toward heaven
Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads. … the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the…
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Has God used a nuisance to make a difference?
Keith and I enjoyed a Country & Western concert recently. It was a “bring-your-own-chairs and Easy-Up” gathering on the green at the base of our San Jacinto Mountains. Clapping to the music, I looked over at Keith’s feet, raised up off the grass. “Ants! Are you about ready [to leave]?” “Well, why don’t you…
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Is God working in your life … for good?
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 I’ve used this verse many times to “comfort” myself and others during dark times giving them hope that everything would be all right in the…
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Could entering heaven be like a graduation celebration?
“… there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” Luke 15:10 The University of Redlands celebrated a weekend of achievements: traditional students and returning adults graduated with a variety of degrees. I attended the School of Business celebrations. There was an awards ceremony, a very special dinner,…
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Hosanna! King of Israel enters Jerusalem in peace
On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the King of…
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Jesus died for you; will you live for Him?
And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord.…
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From weary to refreshed … Let Jesus shine on you
I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. Psalm 69:3 This weary tomato plant produced many tomatoes during the summer, fall, and yes, it even produced a few tomatoes during the California winter, and now into March. A Christian’s spring is filled with…
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Pluck the pleasures from God’s right hand!
You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:11 Keith and I lived in the Philippines for three years in the late 1980s. We enjoyed calamansi, small citrus fruit that is also known as the Philippine lime.…
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God’s lovingkindness brings peace
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 Jesus gives us peace with God, a peace that is not dependent on our actions or others’ actions. This peace was…