Christ, in Me Abide
In our revival, reformation, and transformation, The key is personal growth and restoration. From seed our faith needs divine inspiration, Daily, You inspire our sanctification. As with faith, our growth depends on You, May our thoughts be rooted in…
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Why It’s Worth It
Why is the Christian life worth it? Why is Jesus worth following? Because “Blessed [happy] is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is…
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Keep Out of It!
I love the water and I love scuba diving. Exploring under the water is one of the things that really makes me happy and I just wish I could be down there all the time. With an air tank on my back, I can dive into the water for a limited amount of time. But I…
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Experiencing the Heart of the Heavenly Father, part 2
(Genesis 2:16-17) “…Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall sure die.” Why did God place the tree of the…
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No Excess and No Lack
“It is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat... This is what the LORD has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his…
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Experiencing the Heart of the Heavenly Father, part 1
“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.” (James 1:2, NLT) This is what the Bible says that we ought to do when we are faced with troubles and temptations. But how often do we…
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The Decision of the Will
"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he might not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat nor with the wine which he drank" (Daniel 1:8) Every journey begins in the mind and ends in a location. Daniel's strict…
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This is Our God
What if you were a pastor, and God told you to go marry a stripper? That’s what happened to Hosea. He was a prophet, a godly person. A respectable single youth pastor at a large Korean-American SDA Church, maybe in SoCal. He was about to go to Korea to…
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He Will Never Forsake You
I went for a walk this afternoon to clear my head. I honestly can’t remember the last time I did that. Before I left the house I grabbed one of my Bibles, the one with the blue leather cover, and my favorite hooded sweatshirt. I…
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Too Busy to Read This
Why does time sometimes feel like it travels so fast? Ever feel in desperate need of a break? Jesus said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” Matt 11:28 ESV. In Bible times, simple tasks such as…
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