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Thirst For God
Just like a deer that craves streams of water, my whole being craves you, God. 2 My whole being thirsts for God, for the living God. When will I come and see God’s face? (Psalm 42:1-2, CEB) A.W. Tozer’s great book, The Pursuit of God, was one of the first Christian classics I was introduced to in college. The past…
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What is the Song God Sings Over You?
7 You are my secret hideout! You protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of rescue! Selah (Psalm 32:7, CEB) 17 The Lord your God is in your midst—a warrior bringing victory. He will create calm with his love; he will rejoice over you with singing. (Zeph. 3:17, CEB) Propositional truth is good. It is necessary. We need to understand what God has…
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Are We Faithful or Are We Drifting?
Doom, obstinate one, the defiled one, the violent city. 2 She listened to no voice; she accepted no discipline. She didn’t trust in the Lord, nor did she draw near to her God. 3 The princes in her midst are roaring lions. Her judges are wolves of the evening; they leave nothing for the morning. 4 Her prophets are reckless, men of treachery. Her…
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The Singing God
17 The Lord your God is in your midst—a warrior bringing victory. He will create calm with his love; he will rejoice over you with singing. (Zeph. 3:17, CEB) We serve a God who rejoices over us. We serve the One who has set us free from bondage. We are brought out of our barrenness into abundance… So why in the world are we…
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Lame Translation Humor
When it comes to reading the Bible… What to know what it says? Read the ESV. What to know what it means? Read the Common English Bible. 😉
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Leonard Ravenhill on Revival
Revival is when God gets so sick and tired of being misrepresented that He shows Himself. – Leonard Ravenhill 6 Won’t you bring us back to life again so that your people can rejoice in you? (Psalm 85:6, CEB)
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Hard Work
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them. (Ann Landers) “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” (Chuck Swindoll) In our spiritual lives there are times of breakthrough, and that means some tough work. It means tough work in prayer. It means tough work in all kinds…
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Speaking Truth Has Little to do with Response
That said, it is still up to us as believers to take up the admonition to speak the truth in love. That still may not go well, but it does not release us into the depths of this world’s system of “taking it to the man” (or whatever phrase they are using these days). But when we communicate truth, the…
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Being Hard Headed
It’s okay to be hard-headed! Hallelujah! Stubborn. Immovable. It’s biblical! 8 I’ve now hardened your face so that you can meet them head-on. 9 I’ve made your forehead like a diamond, harder than stone. Don’t be afraid of them or shrink away from them, because they are a household of rebels. (Ez. 3:8-9, CEB) AND, being hard-headed puts you in “diamond” status! It’s…
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Isn’t It Time to Get in the Game?
17 No weapon fashioned against you will succeed, and you may condemn every tongue that disputes with you. This is the heritage of the Lord’s servants, whose righteousness comes from me, says the Lord. (Isa. 54:17, CEB) It’s time to “come home.” It’s time to put aside the shame. No more humiliation. Isn’t it time to let go of the past failures and…
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