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The Christian life is designed by God to reproduce other Christians who live whole heartedly for Christ. Granted, you don’t save anyone – Christ alone, by grace through faith, does this by His work on the Cross. It takes anywhere from five minutes to an hour for a Christian to tell someone about the Gospel…
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As you read the psalms, you will notice several genres that express several emotions. Some genres like psalms of lament seem sad and address problems by asking for God’s help. Imprecatory psalms seem angry ask God to bring justice to an enemy. Psalms of thanksgiving express gratitude to the Lord. Penitential psalms display sorrow over…
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Drive long enough on four good tires and you’ll eventually have a flat. It’s expected, that’s why we all have a spare tire in our trunk or under our car. I remember when my wife and I were first married. Our love was big, our money was small, and our tires were beyond bald. One…
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Could you stand by and watch a guy beat his wife? What would you do if you knew your neighbors were abusing their child? How would you respond if a bully was domineering your kid at school every day? There’s something about personally witnessing injustice that invokes the desire to personally act justly within us.…
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Poetry has always been interesting to me and that has everything to do with the English and literature classes I took in high school. My high school literature teachers were tough but they helped me understand the meaning behind the poetic lines. Looking back, their classes were probably college level and when I went to…
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In what is most likely the oldest psalm and Moses’ only psalm, (although he may have written Psalm 91), Psalm 90 contrasts the eternal existence of a holy God with temporary life of sinful man. While Moses rightfully acknowledged God existed before creation and was the Creator of everything (v. 2), He was also a…
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Unlike humans, God keeps all His promises. Joshua 21:45 says, “Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.” While at times we may perceive God as slow, unconcerned, or even backslidden in His promises, one can be certain “for no matter how many promises God has made, they…
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Wounds can be healed by the Lord, but sometimes scars remain. I’ve got a couple of scars. One on my elbow from a bike wreck when I was 9, one on my neck from ironing my shirt while it was on (I know, dumb), one on my pinky when my friend almost cut it off…
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There are some who base their success and worth on their family name. Others take pride in being from a more prominent city. I once had in my mind that people who live in big cities like New York or Los Angeles were more important and successful than those who lived in small towns. I…
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It’s only through the lenses of faith and humility that we can truly see the greatness of God’s character and goodness of His plan. When we are prideful and selfish, we tend to foolishly believe our character and plans are better than they are and able to solve any problem we have. In Psalm 86,…
stephen R Harrison 