Tag: hope
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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…
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Possess comfort
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 “Years and years of pain, Lord. What must I learn? What do You have for me to do? I thought You had a different plan for me. I thought I was going to make a difference in the world for You. What can…
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8 steps for our move into eternity
“Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him [Jesus], for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Revelation…
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Are you abiding in Jesus?
“I [Jesus] am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit … Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself,…
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What’s your dance with God?
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf,…
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Need a miracle? What will you do with it?
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry pit, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure. He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many…
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Is your “Yes” sacred? A review of Your Sacred Yes
How many categories of “Yes” do you have? Susie Larson, in Your Sacred Yes: Trading Life-Draining Obligations for Freedom, Passion & Joy, groups 12 reasons for saying “yes” into three categories: the “sloppy yes,” the “shackled yes,” and the “sacred yes.” Larson has filled each chapter with nuggets of practical truth and application, beginning with…
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Destitute in Delhi? Sickness? God is near
A man’s spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? Proverbs 18:14 In a hot bus in Delhi, people jammed together, even riding on the roof. Destitute. Crushed spirit? A 19-year-old girl lay in her hospital bed wondering if she would have to live much longer … a burden on her parents…