Romans 6:6-7 (NIV) For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— because anyone who has died has been set free from sin. Sometimes when I read this verse I wonder to myself about certain sins that
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Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. One of the songs I remember singing as a kid growing up in church had a couple lines in the middle that went something like, “Prone to wander Lord I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love.” In my simple faith I
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Romans 1:20 (NIV) For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. I remember once seeing an incredible display of the Northern Lights. At the time we had lived in northern Minnesota and seeing the Aurora Borealis was
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Titus 3:5-6 (NIV) He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior. I really didn’t want to sit next to him. I could tell that he was
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A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. Proverbs 11:18 (NIV) Lunch time at our local high school is usually uneventful. After students down their lunches, they file into the hallway for thirty minutes of free time. On warmer days, students can be found outside on the lawn, but on a particularly
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Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV) God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. It’s one of the most significant questions keeping many people from trusting in
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Deuteronomy 4:39(NIV) Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. It seems that opinions about God and who He is are everywhere these days. I saw it on social media the other day, “This life is all you have, there’s no one and nothing
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Philippians 1:6 (NIV) being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. I have a couple of projects around the house that I need to finish. Well now that I think about it I have a lot of unfinished projects. There’s a door that
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Psalm 86:15(NIV) But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. I once had a job that I really loved. Every day when I woke up the first thing that I thought of was getting to work. I found the work to be stimulating and I got along really well with my
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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 (NIV) Have you ever heard of Purple Martins? More than one million North Americans put up “housing” for these birds each year in the hopes that they will take up summer residence on their property. I am one of them. But the other day when I was
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