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A Woman to Remember
Col. 1:24-25 Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, which is the church. I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God…
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A Timeless Message
“Only trust Him, only trust him, only trust Him now, He will save you, He will save you, He will save you now.” As I stood at the foot of my mother-in-law’s bed in the ICU singing this song God put on my heart, I didn’t know it would be the last song she heard…
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Discipline Then Pruning Part III
“I used to be a king (queen) But everything around me Turned to rust, It’s ‘cause I built my life on sand And I watched it crumble in the dust.” (Songs for Beginners by Graham Nash)
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Discipline or Pruning?
John 15:1-2 “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.” (NIV) Every branch. This means all Christians will have shears drawn near at some…
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Ruhamah
I found myself in the book of Hosea this morning. We know that Hosea was a prophet who was called to illustrate the relationship, or lack of it, between Israel and God at the time. He was to do this through his marriage to an unfaithful wife, Gomer. Each child conceived from this couple represented…
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What did you go out in the desert to see?
A reed swayed by the wind? (Luke 7:24 NIV) John the Baptist as a child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly in Israel. (Luke 1:80 NIV) Solitude with God in the desert was his school. He gained the lessons and experiences needed to verify his…