Matthew 25:45 (NIV) “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ They are in almost every city in every part of our country. You see them at busy intersections with their cardboard signs and standing around on sidewalks, aimless with nowhere to go
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John 14:27(NIV) Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Have you ever struggled to find peace during a difficult time in your life? Sometimes when we are facing a trial we might feel as though
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God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble… Psalm 46:1 (NLT) He occasionally appears at one of my regular lunch spots, first emerging as a speck in my rear view mirror. I make my way through the drive-thru, order up my Number One—no pickles and a half Coke/half Diet Coke—and then make my way
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Luke 23:34(NIV) Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. I stood there frozen trying not to let him see me shaking. His finger was inches from my face and profanity was spewing in anger filled curses. I held the warranty in my trembling hand.
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Esther 4:14 (NIV) For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther was an amazing woman. She began her life as a political
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Psalm 61:4 (NIV) I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. One of the most insecure times in my life was when I was out of work for over a year. This was also a time that I became close to God. In a strange way it was the worst and
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Psalm 36:7(NIV) How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. Yesterday as I left the office on my way to lunch I saw this young straggly looking guy on the sidewalk with a confused look on his face, I asked if he needed help. Then he asked me if I could
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Psalm 17:8-9(NIV) Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. When I was a child I learned in school near the beginning of kindergarten about a program called the blue star program. Sitting crossed legged on
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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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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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