“For [simply] consider your own call, brethren; not many [of you were considered to be] wise according to human estimates and standards, not many influential and powerful, not many of high and noble birth. [No] for God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the […]
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“So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6:9 HCSB The other day, I quit. I was trying to fix a problem with my website, and instead of solving it, I made a muddled mess of the whole thing. Frustration
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“Not that we are sufficiently qualified in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency and qualifications come from God.” When God called me to write, I glanced around to determine who He was speaking to. As I scanned the empty chairs, the answer was obvious—it was me. But surely, there had
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“So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this,no one left out, no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11, MSG When my husband and I had been married about 3 months, I visited my parents—you know, the old
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“Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well.” 1 Peter 4:10, CEV As a child, Saturdays were for more than Bugs Bunny cartoons and a bowl of sugary cereal. Saturday was also our dreaded “clean-the-house” day. Armed
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“Greater love has no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13, MEV Today is Good Friday. Growing up, Good Friday was a school holiday. No school was something every child eagerly anticipated, and it preceded a weekend chock-full of fun activities. We could count on our parents
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“Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the dew of [lofty] Mount Hermon and the dew that comes on the hills of Zion; for there the Lord has commanded the blessing, even life forevermore [upon the high and the lowly].” Psalms 133:1, 3 AMPC
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“Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” John 16:24, ESV Two years of chemotherapy. To an eleven-year-old, it lasted forever. As his mother, it seemed that way to me, as well. The hours we spent praying and speaking the Word were countless.
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“And don’t allow yourselves to be weary or disheartened in planting good seeds, for the season of reaping the wonderful harvest you’ve planted is coming! Galatians 6:9, TPT I was a schoolteacher. When my boys started school, I had high expectations and pushed them to do their very best. I felt it really mattered. In
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“Who [willingly] gave Himself [to be crucified] on our behalf to redeem us and purchase our freedom from all wickedness, and to purify for Himself a chosen and very special people to be His own possession, who are enthusiastic for doing what is good.” Titus 2:14, AMP This morning I sat outside on the swing
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