Tag: Week 2 // Friday

Growing Fruit

When I first gave my life to the Lord, I heard of the biblical concept of the fruit of the Spirit. I was desperate to be able to emulate these characteristics because I viewed them as a goal to accomplish.  I thought that once I obtained all of the fruit,

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One Year…

“In the first month…pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month. It turned out to be the twelfth month…” – Esther 3:7 One year….did you catch that? The Jews had one year to prepare for the day of their deaths.

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Holding Tightly to Hope

Nothing God does is done in a vacuum and without purpose. Nothing! Everything He does has a plan, purpose, and intent. Even though we know that God is completely in control, it is also ok to ask, “Father, what are you doing?”  Hope Against All Odds The world was in

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Our Reference Point of Hope

Hope of the Everlasting Kingdom I’ve recently been thinking about how being part of the body of Christ through the local church is one of the greatest gifts Jesus has given us. In the church, we find community, support, encouragement, sanctification, and strength. But while there is great rejoicing in

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Maranatha

Excitement. Anticipation. Expectation. Oh, how I remember, as a child, the feelings in December, as I counted down the days waiting for Christmas to come! As an adult, I confess to having lost much of that child-like wonder and awe as I continue to wait in different seasons of life.

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But God

By God’s Great Mercy BUT GOD! Right before Ephesians 2:4, Paul tells us that we were dead in our transgressions. We were children of wrath. We had no hope. BUT GOD ”being rich in mercy.” BUT GOD by “his great love with which he loved us.” BUT GOD ”even though

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An Example to Follow

“It’s not my fault.” This phrase has filled my mind on many occasions when I have felt unfairly accused or criticized. The injustice of the situation overwhelms me with grief, and I want to scream.  Sometimes we do everything right, but life goes terribly wrong. Our motives are questioned. Our

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Be Brave

Do you remember a time that you needed to be brave? Esther woke up one day and found herself in a lose/lose situation. The queen before her had been removed because of her disobedience of her husband. Queen Vashti had refused to come when her husband called her to display

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A Set Apart Response

I sat in the room as silently as possible. I dared not speak, because I could not trust my tongue to not lash out. I was sitting in the room with someone who needed my help, and I had shown up to serve with good intentions. But my generosity had

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Our Redeemer Lives

Praise the Lord that we have a Redeemer who lives and who will one day stand upon the Earth! Jesus, our Redeemer, is alive. I think about Luke 24:1-10 when Luke describes how the women went to the tomb at early dawn where they found the tomb empty. Verse two

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