Tag: Faith
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A Matter Of Faith
I recently asked my Facebook friends “Is the devil real – yes or no?”. Overwhelmingly their response was yes. Okay. Does that mean the devil IS real? No. Public opinion doesn’t make a thing true or false. If YOU asked YOUR Facebook friends the same question, yours might respond in a different way. Back to…
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Power To The Faint
“Be strong, hang in there, you can make it, keep a stiff upper lip, hold it together…” Words spoken by well meaning people. But is that the best advice? Maybe. But not always. Many times it is the exact opposite of what we really need to do. “Oh, come on, man! Are you crazy?” Think…
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A Package Deal
Day Twelve. Rest and Jesus; a package deal. “Praise the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the wonderful promises he gave through his servant Moses.” (1 Kings 8:56 NLT) “Has given rest…” is fulfilled in His Son, Jesus. He is our…
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Too Good To Be True?
Day 10 There’s just something about the promises of God that are both exhilarating and discouraging. Surprised at my choice of words? Well, have you ever said this: “That sounds too good to be true”? Then you should know what I mean. At times, the promises of God SEEM too good to be true; but…
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Eight Life Changing Words
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” (Mark 4:35 ESV) “Let us go across to the other side.” You may or may not know the story. Jesus had just finished telling his disciples about the importance of God’s word. He used phrases such…
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Day Six
Meditate the Word The Lord gave Joshua everything he needed in order to fulfill all he was called to do. And, basically, it came down to this simple instruction: meditate the Word of God. “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so…
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Day Five
The Faithful God “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations…” (Deuteronomy 7:9 ESV) I love this description of God: the faithful God. He keeps covenant; in other words, He can be…
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Day Two
God’s Word There is no book like the Bible. Yet the Bible itself isn’t holy; it’s the book’s content that makes it so very special. “My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to…
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40 Days of Promises
The Lord let us know, through the writings of the Apostle Paul, that the things which happened to people in the Old Testament happened not only for their instruction, provision, and discipline, but also for ours: Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they…
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Can God Be Trusted In The Dark?
Why does our faith vacillate so much when life changes on us? When the sun disappears behind dark and threatening storm clouds? We say we trust the Lord, that he is able to do anything, yet we become a nervous wreck when things don’t go as planned. We say he’s good (all the time) but…
Jan Grace 