Tag: identity
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Seen As We Were Meant to Be.
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). Do you ever find yourself wondering how…
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Freedom FROM
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). The world’s idea of freedom is freedom TO. But only Jesus can offer us freedom FROM. In Jesus: We are free from sin, guilt, and shame. We are free from the fear of death and what lies beyond.…
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I Will Cast My Crown
“The twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, ‘Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and…
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A Humble Mind
Lessons From Suffering Part 4 \“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind” (1 Peter 3:8). How does suffering produce a humble mind? Recently I read Joel Muddamalle’s book The Hidden Peace. He describes humility as having a right understanding of who God is coupled…
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Love has a Name
Valentine’s Day 2025 “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17). Yes, I took a short intermission from my series on suffering. Come back next…
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A Prayer for the One Feeling Small
Sometimes this big world makes us feel small and insignificant. But God speaks truth into the darkness: So to the one feeling small today, I am praying this scripture over you: “May you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is.…
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Prayer
“And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Galatians 4:6) It is good to remember God’s holiness. He is, after all, the all-powerful creator of the universe. But He is also our comforter, our protector, and the Father whose love is beyond comprehension. …
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I Can’t. Jesus Can.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me” (Philippians 4:13). There is a much quoted verse in the Bible. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me” (Philippians 4:13). But this is not a holy pep talk, a proclamation of self-sufficiency, or the guarantee of dreams become reality. No—it is a…
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A Bold Prayer
Proverbs 30:8b-9: “Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.” Do I pray like this? I wonder. Because under this…
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How Much He Love Me
Ephesians 3:17b-19a: “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how WIDE and LONG and HIGH and DEEP is the love of Christ, and to know this love that SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE.” (emphasis added) Can you feel it, friend?! Just how…