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Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (I Corinthians 12:27 ESV) I have a free membership to a health club. With the free membership comes the responsibility of actually using its facilities. I don’t want to lose the membership, so I show up once in a while, get a…
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Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. (Hebrews 13:1-2 ESV) One winter when I was about 14 years old, we had a heavy snowstorm that brought most everything to a standstill. My grandmother lived about a mile away from us and was spending a few…
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Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. I Peter 5:8c-9 (ESV) Jesus defeated Satan by dying on the cross and rising from the dead. However,…
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“For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory.” (Isa. 66:18) Christians easily recognize this prophecy from Isaiah as a prediction of God’s call to all humanity through Jesus Christ to be part of “the…
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We know little about the prophet Habakkuk, except that he was called at a time when God’s chosen people were about to suffer a great loss because of their unfaithfulness. If Paul had not quoted Habakkuk in his epistles to the Romans and the Galatians (“. . . but the righteous shall live by…
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Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) Several weeks ago, my Mom, Leona, who is 96 years old, experienced some traumatic convulsions. My niece, Laura, who she lives with, took her to the hospital where the doctors…
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Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? …You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. Matthew 7:3,5 (ESV) There…
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By Joan Oliphant Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2 NIV) If you are like me, there are times in your life when you wonder what your purpose is and how you fit into God’s plan. You may ask questions like “What difference am…
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Not Afraid of Bad News For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. Psalm 112:6-7 (ESV) One of…
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For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries. Psalm 112:6-7 (ESV) One of the worst feelings is dreading…