You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 (NIV) Have you ever noticed that when you’re facing a trial, it seems the devil is right there waiting to pour salt in your wound? I call this the devil’s
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Isaiah 44:24 (NIV)“This is what the Lord says— your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: I am the Lord, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens, who spreads out the earth by myself,” Terence Cunningham has a big goal. He wants to raise enough money to put an indestructible copy of the Bible on the moon. You ask why? So that it can
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Philippians 4:7 (NIV) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. My friend Bob said he was going to visit Ray, an older man from our church who was in the hospital and not doing so well. This was not the usual Friday night activity for a group of
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Isaiah 26:3(NIV) You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. For three nights now it’s been driving me crazy, waking me at uneven intervals – an inexplicable scraping sound like a wooden chair being dragged across a concrete floor three inches at a time. I couldn’t imagine what would make such a
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Psalm 57:1 (NIV) Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. The other day I went out the back door and noticed immediately that a Mocking Bird was unusually close. As I ventured further out in the
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Hebrews 13:8 (NIV) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Some of the most challenging times in our lives for trusting God are when things get difficult; like when facing a job layoff or when a child goes astray or gets into trouble with the law or when one of our family members is seriously ill. When
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Ephesians 2:7(NIV) In order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. I got a call yesterday from my daughter’s school. It’s rarely a good thing when the school calls but on this day the school counselor was calling to inquire about our daughter’s class
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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. Romans 1:20 (NIV) We were on our way to school on a typical Monday. As it often goes, we talked about the trees and the animals we saw along
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Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 John 5:5 (NIV) As I stared out the airplane window at the rain, I tried not to feel irritated that my trip was once again delayed. It had been a long overseas trip, and this was just one more delay
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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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