Tag: Week 4 // Wednesday

The Joy of Repentance

But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. – 1 John 1:9 The people acknowledged their sins before God. They realized that their ancestors went into captivity in the first place because they repeatedly disobeyed God’s commands.

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Crying Out in Faith

Have you ever walked through a season of long suffering, of crying out in pain? Have you ever felt as if your life was defined by sorrow? If so, you are not alone. I, too, have walked through much loss, grief, and disappointment. It really does bring a familiar comfort

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Show Compassion

Have you ever seen anyone in a lot of pain? It is worse if it is someone you know and love. It can be difficult to know what to do. Love should motivate us to want to do something for that person. Men often find it really difficult watching their

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Generosity and Worship

  I recently began working for a non-profit, whose mission is to raise up the next generation of gospel patrons. I had no idea what a “gospel patron” was, and these past few months have been such a blessing as the Lord has connected me with a beautiful job opportunity

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Call to Mind

A few weeks back, I went into the backyard with a bucket and picked up a bunch of rocks. I carried the heavy pail inside and poured its contents onto the kitchen counter. Then I grabbed a black marker and wrote down the current year on one rock. Underneath the

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The Wonder of it All

I wonder what raced through Mary’s mind and heart when an angel appeared to her out of nowhere, with no warning, suddenly standing before her with a towering presence and a greeting that shook her to her core. Did she let out a gasp at his voice? Did she jump

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Better Than Our Own

Joseph’s story is an encouraging example of how God’s plans are better than our own, even when we don’t understand what is going on.  Joseph had dreams, literally, about what God had promised to do in his life. He dreamed He would be a leader and that even his brothers

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Faith in the Face of Death

In January 2021, Forbes Magazine published a sobering article titled “One in Eight Christians Worldwide Live in Countries Where They May Face Persecution.” Over 340 million believers in Jesus remain faithful to Jesus in countries where they endure personal attacks and discrimination for their commitment to the gospel. Thousands of

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Grateful Hearts

Sometimes kids are the best teachers. An innocent bedtime prayer will go something like, “Thank you for Coco (our dog), and for space to run, and legs, and shoes, and sunshine, and that ladybug I found on the leaf, and for the leaf, and all the animals, and . .

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The Door and the Shepherd

“I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. “I am the

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