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God can easily use people in whom the world recognizes trust. Someone people are more trustworthy than others. Some people are more trusting than others. Some people are devious enough that they will readily take advantage of people who are trustworthy. Even so, when it comes to building relationships and
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God’s ability to forgive and supply good to our life is incredible. We are neither deserving nor responsible for God’s love. He loves us as a gift. When we were least worthy, He came to us and embraced us in His love. Judah’s wife dies. After mourning,
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Danger lurks at the door. Sin crouches around the corner, waiting for our vulnerability. Sin can be forgiven and we know we need not fear its bondage over us, but we still fall prey to it periodically. We remain vigilant. Once more we see someone in the Hebrew patriarchal line
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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