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One of the reasons I love the Lord is that He always hears our prayers. Think about it: He’s always listening! He’s never distracted, distant, or disinterested. He loves to hear from His children! Once, I went to a trusted advisor for some counseling on a tough issue and he fell asleep when I was…
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Everybody worships something. It’s just how we are wired. God created us to worship Him, but because of sin, man worships other false gods, idols, and even themselves. In Psalm 115, the psalmist makes it clear that God is the One they worship. The psalmist does not want to worship himself, stating, “Not to us,…
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When Tate was two, he really wanted to walk by himself to his Pop and Gran’s house. They lived a short ways down our dead end street and both my girls had always enjoyed walking to their house and spending time with them. Tate had never walked there by himself but was determined to do…
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I was reading the other day in Romans 8:1 and it says, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Everyone has a past. Some of that past is good and some is bad. Some you are…
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“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21) Everyone has a favorite television show. I like anything that has to do with history, mystery and suspense. I ran across an interesting statistic the other day though about watching TV. It has been determined that the average American spends 15…
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“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do.” —Romans 12:2 Once, a flock of wild geese was flying south for the winter when one goose looked down and noticed a…
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“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” —Isaiah 41:10 There’s a story about a man who was visiting relatives on a farm. When the farmer whistled, his dog herded…
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Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. —Psalm 141:3 A man working in the produce department was asked by a lady if she could buy half a head of lettuce. He replied, “Half a head? Are you serious? God grows these in whole heads and that’s how…
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“That to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall confess.” —Isaiah 45:23 The term “face the music” originated long ago in Japan with the Imperial Orchestra. It was very prestigious to belong to this particular orchestra, and there was a certain man who desperately wanted to join. He wanted to play for the emperor, but…
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Do you think anyone ever asked the question to Jesus: “How is your spiritual life going? Are you spending time with God? Have you had your quiet time today?” Probably not. Jesus understood that every part of his life was spiritual, not just sections of it. He, like others in the early Christian church as…
stephen R Harrison 