Tag: God’s promises
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God promises. We walk. God delivers
… Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. Joshua 1:2-3 Moses was dead. About…
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5 Prayer Points to Live By
When the temple was completed, all the elders and Levites brought the ark of the covenant, the tent of meeting, and the holy vessels before King Solomon and the assembly of Israel. They sacrificed sheep and oxen–too many to number–before the ark. Then the priests placed the ark in the Holy Place. When they came…
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Will You Receive the Promised Gift?
In the beginning, God walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the day in the Garden of Eden. They enjoyed the intimate presence of God until one day, they chose to eat the fruit of one forbidden tree. After they ate the fruit, they heard God walking in the Garden and calling them. They hid…
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Never Forget the Lesson of Auschwitz
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9 Auschwitz is the story of evil, the story of endurance and strength, and the story of good in the midst of unthinkable evil. Bart, our guide at Auschwitz, shared his family’s stories of survival and those of other survivors.…
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Abundance in the Authentic Christian Walk
Ein Geddi in Israel Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost. “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight…
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The Love-Powered Marriage
The word “love” is mentioned 551 times in the ESV version of the Bible, “wife” 384 times, “husband” 115 times, bridegroom 26 times, “bride” 27 times, and “marriage” 27 times. Love and marriage must be important to God. Marriage begins the Bible with the creation of Adam and Eve and marriage ends the Bible with…
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The Promise Walk Is About Waiting
My life’s verse was given to me when I was 19 and in the hospital. but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 The “wait” is active. It’s hoping…
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2 Steps begin the Promise Walk
Gathering them together, He [Jesus] commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, “Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”Acts 1:4-5 Have you noticed that God has established…
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Heaven … It’s a Promise!
A new year brings a new way to talk about an old subject, heaven. Men, women, and children have shared their stories and imaginations about what heaven is like. Many have claimed that they have been to heaven and back. The Bible gives us much information about heaven. Yet, we still wonder what heaven will…
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Pursue righteousness passionately
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 In the first three Beatitudes, Jesus focused upon His followers’ recognition of their emptiness: “poor in spirit,” “mournful over sin,” and “meek, not defending ourselves.” As a result of our emptiness, we crave something to fill us. Like Isaiah…