Tag: Jesus
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A Prayer for America
Like King David and his army, we may feel totally defeated. Perhaps we’ve lost hope. America is in turmoil. God’s people are crying out to God as David cried out to God in Psalm 60. O God, You have cast us off;You have broken us down;You have been displeased;Oh, restore us again!You have made the earth…
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Jesus Lives! Sin and Death Conquered!
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 Jesus is victorious! Sin, the sting of death, was paid for.…
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But the Cross!
In the middle of Israel’s oppression and distress, God sent His own Son into the world. He taught with authority, and wherever He walked, miracles happened. Followers and believers were convinced that Jesus was the Messiah who would establish His reign on earth and free them of their troubles. But the cross.
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What Love Looks Like – Washing Feet
After supper, Jesus poured water into a basin, laid aside His garments and began to wash the feet of His disciples, John 13:5. Jewish teachers would never ask their disciples to wash feet. Love turned these traditions upside down and dropped to His knees to wash the disciples’ feet.
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5 Reasons to Rejoice This Palm Sunday
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 This pandemic has brought sickness, death, isolation, fear, and anxiety. Jesus came to a…
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Worried About Today and Tomorrow?
“You drove 30 minutes away to get food? You couldn’t find eggs? I have plenty; I can share. Do you have toilet paper, enough cleaning supplies, enough food; are you stocked up?” My daughter and I have never talked about trouble finding eggs and sharing what we have with each other. We’ve never asked each…
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Reflecting God’s Love in Marriage
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18 As sons and daughters of God, when we focus upon our Lord and Savior, His character, His…
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Are You Listening?
“Listen. Can you hear the note hang in the air as the next note is played?” Squinted eyes. Frowning face. “Listen again. It’s as if I’m connecting the notes as a complete thought – a sentence. One note joins the next to produce a new meaning. Do you hear it?” “Cool!” “Wasn’t that beautiful?” Smiling…
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Surprised By Titles
Many Bibles I have include titles of sections and of chapters. However, I have one Bible that does not. I recently completed the Psalms, took notes, and assigned titles to each Psalm. What if we all ignore the titles that someone else assigned to the chapters and sections and listen for the titles the Holy…
