Micah 7:7 But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior, my God will hear me. NIV The people of Micah’s time were morally sick and spiritually lost. In Micah’s days, he lived among people who had no comfort. The people weren’t satisfied with anything. No satisfaction in their families or other relationships. Micah had no safety or comfort other than his hope in watching for his Lord his savior. We have hope while we wait for God because we trust him and his plan. We can hope for Christ to set all things right one day soon. Micah waited on…
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Many Roles Of The Holy Spirit
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever. ” John 14:16 God is so good! Jesus asked His Father to give us another Helper to be with us. As soon as He ascended to Heaven, God sent the Holy Spirit to be with us. The Holy Spirit does many things for us. HE is our helper. The greek word for helper is parakletos. This means literally, one called alongside to help. The Holy Spirit has many roles. He is a counselor, strengthener, comforter, helper, adviser, advocate, intercessor, ally, and friend. “The helper will teach you everything and will cause you to remember all…
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A Love That Is Everlasting
the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. Jeremiah 31:3 God loves his people with an everlasting love. He reaches out with kindness to his children. Look at the Israelites. They obey God, then slip away from him. It’s a yo-yo. Yet, there is God just waiting for them to return to him. God still loves them, showing grace and mercy. God will discipline us for our disobedience. He is still calling us home. He is still loving us. I caught myself questioning the Israelites fo them turning to other gods. For instance, Why…
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Courage
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 God promised to show His strength through Paul’s weaknesses. God did not remove Paul’s affliction. God’s power is shown through weak people. Our weaknesses help develop our Christian character, it also deepens our worship. When we admit our weakness, we are…
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Things to Hope For
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Faith is trusting God in all things. It does not base its hope on the visible circumstances but on confidence in spiritual realities. The same things that are the object of our hope are the object of our faith. We can put our hope in God even when we don’t physically see him. We have hope in God’s promises. We can lean on God. Since we have hope, we have the confidence in faith. The unseen things of hope become rare and real. Our hope in God is the faith we have that…
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God’s Grace
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short fo the glory of God. I have sinned. I still sin. You sin. The person next door sins. Your best friend’s sins. whether we are nonbelievers still living in sin, new believers trying so hard to figure out this new way of life, or a mature, seasoned Christian still falling here and there. Bottom line we all sinned. And the sad point is we fall short of God’s glory. What is the Glory of God? Is it important? According to the dictionary – glory means high renown or honor won by notable achievements magnificent or great beauty take great pride or…
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Love The Lord Your God
Love the Lord with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. Mark 12:30 Loving God with your whole heart means being completely devoted to God with your entire being, with all that one has. Loving God with your whole heart means He is the source and object of your greatest desires and passions. Center the core of your heart on Jesus. This means that you are completely faithful. Loving God this way means a willingness to do anything for him. Loving God with all your soul deals with our deepest longings, emotions, and convictions. The soul is your…
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Victory
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. Romans 16:20 Read Romans 16: 17-27 Do you like to win at games? I am not a game player. As a little child, I hated the games that kicked player’s pieces off the game board, for example, the game Sorry. It broke my heart to send the little item back to their starting place called home. It was so bad for me that when we got together for family holidays and we would bring out the games, I had to ask if it was a game where I kicked…
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Our Spritual Friends: Part Two
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. Proverbs 27:17 Yesterday, you made a list of friends compared to Paul’s friends. Did you find any similar friends in your life? Did you take the time to write them an encouraging letter to them? This should have pointed out how grateful you are to have these people in your life, or it should reveal a lack of godly friends and mentors are in your life. Is this the first time ready this passage or have you read it numerous times? This passage here should show you how valuable relationships are in our lives. Are you being intentional in investing in…
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Our Spiritual Friends: Part One
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. Proverbs 27:17 Paul loved his friends. In his day, he had to write letters. For us today, we have social media and smartphones to easily stay in contact with each other. There is something special about handwriting letters and mailing them off in the mail. I think I like the privacy of letters. No worries about emails, or text or message apps getting hacked. A few years ago, my husband and I started writing letters to each other. I would mail my letters to his workplace and he would mail his letters to me from his workplace to our home…