bitterness, confusion, God's faithfulness, God's guidance, humility

Psalm 70:21-28

When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was a senseless and ignorant beast before You.Yet I am always with You;You hold me by my right hand.You guide me with Yourcounsel, and afterward You will take me intoglory.Whom have I in heaven but You?And earth has nothing I desire besides you.My flesh and heart mayfail,but God is the …

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God's faithfulness, Jesus, Mary of Nazareth, Pentecost, the Holy Spirit

Pentecost in November?

….Leave the cross with me (yesterday’s post) and come to the day of Pentecost. (I know, we haven’t celebrated Christmas yet…work with me.) Jesus appeared to His apostles after His death, and before He ascended into heaven, He instructed them not to leave Jerusalem. So the group of followers returned to Jerusalem where they met in an upper room. Luke records …

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faith, God's faithfulness, John, Mary of Nazareth, provision, the cross

More than a Temporary "Fix"

On the day of Jesus’ death there were no angels in sight. There were no signs given by heavenly beings matching Gabriel’s words to Mary; there was only the nauseating, faith-snatching scene of the Son of God nailed upon a cross. It was a day like no other, and Mary of Nazareth probably thought that it would never end. We are …

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commitment, God's faithfulness, morning prayer, paper piles, strenghtening

Need Strengthening?

I opened the pamphlet sitting on my dining room table in the “not important, but too important to throw away” pile. Do you have one of those…or two….or three? I confess more than one pile growing in my home, but that is not the point of the post. The pamphlet open in my hand was full of many opportunities for …

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God's faithfulness, joy, sanctification, thanksgiving

Something to Chew on

Be joyful ALWAYS; pray continually; give thanks in ALL circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. HOLD ON TO THE GOOD. Avoid every kind of evil. May God Himself, the God of peace, SANCTIFY you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul, …

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