I do not accept human praise.” – John 5:41 I was having lunch with friends one day. I was really getting hungry but couldn’t start eating because my friend who was blessing our food was saying a litany of prayers. Then I heard a little girl from the other table saying a simple yet poignant […]

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The Lord is our Strength and our shield…If the LORD delights in a man’s way,he makes his steps firm;though he stumble, he will not fall,for the LORD upholds him with his hand. Psalm 27:23,24 NIV __________________ “And the LORD will continually guide you,And satisfy your desire in scorched places,And give strength to your bones;And you […]

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Trust God, even when you feel weak and powerless…Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power […]

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Meditation Don’t suppose for a minute that I have come to demolish the Scriptures–either God’s Law or the Prophets. I’m not here to demolish but to complete. I am going to put it all together, pull it all together in a vast panorama. God’s Law is more real and lasting than the stars in the […]

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Behold, how good and how pleasant it isfor brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head,that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard:that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descendedupon the mountains of Zion: for […]

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Meditation Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law […]

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Let all things be done unto edifying –build one another up! If anyone thinks himself to be religious,and yet does not bridle his tongue butdeceives his own heart, this man’sreligion is worthless. James 1:26 NASB __________________ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others […]

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We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he […]

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You who fear the LORD, praise him!All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!For he has not despised or disdainedthe suffering of the afflicted one;he has not hidden his face from himbut has listened to his cry for help. Psalm 22:23,24 NIV ________________ For thou wilt save the afflicted […]

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We should not take lightly the authority to forgive sins. That we have a sacrament for this purpose means that God places a high priority upon the goal of cleansing us from our sins. Because this is God’s priority, it also ought to be ours. Let us seek to make regular Confession a part of […]

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