Tag: Relying on God
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Provision: God is No Magician
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life […]
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Provision: God Gives No Unnecessary Thing
Then the LORD God provided a vine and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the vine. But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered. When the sun rose, God […]
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Provision: He Gives it Through the Grape Vine
“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” – Matthew 25:40 “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 […]
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Provision: A Faith Like Abraham’s
Our church just finished a season of prayer on breakthrough, asking that God’s kingdom would break through into our lives in real and powerful ways. I was privileged to be a part of putting some of the devotions together and have used some of them in expanded form for the blog. I pray that they […]
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Handling Brokenness Part 2: Whitewashed Tombs
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full […]
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Handling Brokenness Part 1: The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem
But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which […]
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Handling Brokenness: Introduction
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:22-24 (NIV) I have never met a […]
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Mercy
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give […]
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Pressing On: Keeping Christ in Sight
Therefore, my brothers, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you should stand firm in the Lord, dear friends! – Philippians 4:1 (NIV) The sermon on Sunday was one of those gentle, but insistent nudges from God to redirect and refocus; an arm around the shoulders and a […]
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Pressing On: A Little Bit More Like Jesus than Me
Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you. – Philippians 3:1-21 (NIV) I have experienced great joy and satisfaction watching my littlest girl imitate her older sister. She has been doing it more and more, a little shadow following her object of […]
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