Rising To The Occasion
Rising To The Occasion. The path to obedience is never easy. New Testament Christians certainly knew this. When they preached in Jerusalem the religious leaders told them to stop.
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Devotion’s Dividends John 20:1 (NKJV) The Empty Tomb Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. Mary Magdalene was a devoted follower of Christ, and with good
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A Sign From Above
A Sign From Above Genesis 9:16 (NKJV) 16 The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” Its appearance stops you in your tracks. You look up and see
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The Real Utopia Revelation 21:4 (NKJV) And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” Many people believe Utopia is a perfect world. The english statesman
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Friends and others Proverbs 27:6 (NKJV) Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. One of two things is true about the person who has never received guidance from another person, either that person is perfect and has never needed guiding or correcting,
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Faithful in little things Matthew 25:23 (NKJV) 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ It was once said “It will be an
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Two ears, One mouth James 1:19-21 (NKJV) Qualities Needed in Trials 19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Doers—Not Hearers Only 21 Therefore lay aside
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Mercy Isaiah 55:7 (NKJV) 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. God’s mercy extends to both our lesser shortcomings and our greatest sins. A
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Economy of the heart Colossians 3:13 (NKJV) bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. Forgiveness is something that each of us has to deal within one way or another. What might take
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The Surprise of God’s Love Romans 5:8 (NKJV) But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. The Surprise of God’s Love Jesus shocked His Jewish audience when He replaced the non biblical idea of hating one’s enemies with the idea
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