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The ultimate result of our sinful nature is our attempt to contort God’s design to serve our needs, not His. We focus on ourselves; it is our nature. It is why we do what is wrong, even when knowing it is wrong! It is why Jesus had to die
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Small sins left unchecked always lead to larger sins that are harder to manage. Modern culture is rife with examples. How many times do participants in road rage claim the whole incident started because someone cut them off in traffic? We often hear of violence in schools, and extreme violence
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Human beings are genuinely skilled at turning the glory upon us. One of my favorite encounters with Jesus is the meeting of the rich young ruler who calls Jesus good. There, Jesus asks the ruler why he calls Jesus good and then explains only the Father is good. What a
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God loved the whole world enough to die for our sake so that we all can spend eternal life dwelling with Him. It’s not about my greatness. It’s not about what I can do for God. It is about the enormity of His love and His blessing reaching
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One of the central tenets of the story of Genesis is God’s faithfulness to His promises even though the people who follow Him are flawed. We are not perfect. God knows that. Fortunately for us, He is perfect. Genesis 36 is a summary chapter to Esau. Comparatively speaking, his
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God doesn’t mind wrestling with us as long as we ultimately submit to His will in the end. His plan for our life is more significant than our own plans. He knows what will sustain us better than we know. Isaac dies. Once more the death of a patriarch
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God, in His wisdom, allows us to navigate past the ploys of the world as we put our trust in Him. He is in control, but the world would like to wrestle control from Him. He is the gracious source of all we have, and the world would like to
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There is a great blessing to God’s ability to use life to pull us along when grief seeks to take over. During grief, life looks bleak. It can be hard to see through grief. If we are not careful, we can get lost in the pain of grief. Grief
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God is more than willing to give us space to wrestle with Him. He’s a big God; He can take it. His truth is significant enough to take our criticism. His ways are great enough to encompass our deviation from the plan. He welcomes us, flaws and all. At
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God will work with our imperfections to bring about His glorious will. This is a fact for which we are all grateful. However, this can also be a major stumbling block. It’s easy to understand how God can use people with relatively minor sin in their life. What can
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When small pockets of sin infiltrate our life, it festers and grows until drastic measures are needed. I think of sin like I think of mold. Sin, just like mold, is all around us. By the time we see the issue, it’s already a big deal and usually needs
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If we get the small decisions correct, it is much easier to avoid larger sin when it comes along. Children learn this lesson at a young age. One little lie needs covering, so we tell another lie. Soon the lies are too big to manage, the lies become unbelievable, and