Tag: Focus on Jesus
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We Can Face Tomorrow
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There are a lot of Scriptures that tell us that we do not need to worry about the future because our God lives. The future is worth living because God lives and cares about us. Jesus recently brought to my mind the song, “Because He Lives, I Can Face Tomorrow”.…
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Praying With Someone vs Praying For Someone
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At a Christmas Dinner, Gary kept talking to me about John 14:14. Gary mentioned the Scripture at least ½ dozen times as we spoke. I finally heard the Lord and knew He wanted me to receive it on a deeper level. Gary also made sure my daughter Amanda was hearing…
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The Father of Humility Never Leaves Us
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The opposite of being humble is to be arrogant. Humility comes from knowing God and the truth about God. Seeking God and knowing Him better brings humility because God himself is humble. Phillippians 2:6-8 reminds us that the Messiah humbled himself for us. Humbling ourselves for God benefits us according…
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The Search For the Lord and His Understanding
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I was praying and these words came to my mind, “The Search for Spock”. Jesus knows I am a Star Trek fan and I immediately recognized that this was the title of a movie that I had seen almost 40 years ago. I did not remember the movie well enough…
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Sometimes God Leads Us to Unexpected Places
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As an early Christian, God helped me understand that superstitions did not pertain to me as a child of God. I had been previously concerned about superstitions, especially about Friday the 13th. He made it clear in His Scriptures that He wanted me to trust in Him instead. In September,…
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God Makes Everything Worthwhile
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I was playing an electronic game of Solitary on my cell phone and won the game quickly. I wondered, “What would be the difference if I played it with Jesus?”. I had recently read a passage of Scripture that talked about our days on earth being short and we needed…
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Mutual Respect and Love
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We are Unique. As God’s people our gifts and abilities are for the common good of God’s Kingdom here on Earth. 1 Corinthians 12:6-7 explains that there are different and diverse styles of the Spiritual Gifts. I understand that is because God has made us unique individuals. This makes me…
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One Key and a Full Tank of Gas
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When my newly purchased PT Cruiser was having a luggage rack installed at the Dealership, I needed to drive a rental car. Their Rental Agency gave me a key and instructions to refill the gas tank to full, before returning it the next day. I was confident, maybe even a…
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One God with Many Names and Titles in The Holy Scriptures
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God warns us not to stumble over the stumbling stone, the Rock, the Messiah. The LORD inhabits His many names. He inhabits His Hebrew name Yeshua. He inhabits His English name Jesus. The LORDS mercies never come to an end. The LORD has us learn the Names of GOD for…
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This Mornings Wake Up Call
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This morning God was reminding me that no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly (Psalms 84:11). Problem is that I am not capable of walking uprightly of every moment of every day. I often wander away from Jesus’ side and get so busy with my own…