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And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water as a gift to the thirsty from the spring of life. The victor will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. But the…
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 ESV During the Christmas season, many people decorate with lights. They put them on their houses, in their yard, and on their tree. This…
Pride goes before destruction; and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 ESV At Christmas time, we tend to see Gingerbread Houses and Gingerbread Men. I couldn’t help but look this up. I had forgotten the story of the Gingerbread Man. As I read it, I remembered the phrase, “Run, run as fast…
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 ESV Our Scripture passage is God talking to Joshua. Joshua was about to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land. There would be…
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and depart from evil. Proverbs 3:5-7 NKJV This is one of my favorite verses. Unfortunately, it is…
Therefore, bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. Matthew 3:8 NKJV Have you ever had a parent force you to say you are sorry? Perhaps…
Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good. Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction, be persistent in prayer. Romans 12:9-12 HCSB Romans 8:28…
And he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.” Every valley…
Yet as surely as I live and as the whole earth is filled with the LORD’s glory, none of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested Me these 10 times and did not obey Me, will ever see the land I…
Claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles. Therefore God delivered them over to the cravings of their hearts to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves. They exchanged the truth of God for a…