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When our heart resides with the world, it cannot simultaneously reside with God. Jesus tells us our heart cannot serve two masters. Frequently, our heart willingly pays the cost required to get the world’s stuff. But when the world has our heart, our heart doesn’t want to pay
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He can forgive much because He is a great God. This statement is the only reason this blog exists. My sinfulness far outweighs my righteousness. I’ve lost count of the number of times I have disobeyed God in my life. I don’t deserve to be in relationship with
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God’s promise is dependent upon His righteousness, not our ability to earn it. This is a good thing. Who among us can earn our salvation? Who among us can keep ourselves from sin? Thankfully, God keeps His promises regardless of how well we keep ours. After Abraham and his
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As God sacrifices Himself to meet us in our moment of need, He asks those who follow Him to do the same. We are forgiven by His grace. He blesses our life by His grace. He welcomes us into His family by His grace. He gives us eternal life by
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God’s power of redemption exceeds what is customary and expected. He does not merely live up to our expectations, He surprises us in greater ways than we could imagine. He brings us to places we could not even imagine for ourselves. God continues to remind Abraham of His plan.
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The true power of any rite is not the outward act but the change happening within. When we gather for a wedding, it is not the reception for which we gather but God’s uniting two hearts. When we gather for a funeral, we do not gather for the purpose
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This story is so much more than a name change. It often feels weird for people who read these verses for the first time to wonder why God would make such a smaller alteration like adding two letters to the middle of a person’s name. To the veteran, it
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The worship of God is the righteous person’s chief pursuit. Can anyone promise more than God can deliver? Can anything satisfy more than God? God does not call us to stand in worship services every moment of every day, but He does call us to worship. The tricky part
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God intervenes and His intervention chases away both sin and guilt. Who can stand in the presence of the Lord? Who can continue in disobedience when the Lord reveals the error of our ways? When Sarai mistreats Hagar because Hagar treated her with contempt, the Lord finds her. It’s
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Godly people have the responsibility to doing the right thing, especially when it is easier to just react. Anyone can react through instinct. Anyone can lash out in anger. Anyone can look upon another with pride or jealousy. The godly person responds in love rather than doing what everyone else
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If we set our mind to doing something and we accomplish it, that doesn’t make it God’s will. People live by this logic all the time. They claim if God didn’t stop them, He must be okay with it. That’s simply not true. God gives us
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God makes the covenant with us; our job is to accept it. He gives us grace when we did not deserve it. He shows us love when we do not ask for it. He watches over us when we think we have everything under control. He brings salvation to us