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“You should greatly rejoice in what is waiting for you, even if now for a little while you have to suffer various trials. Suffering tests your faith which is more valuable than gold (remember that gold, although it is perishable, is tested by fire) so that if it is found genuine, you can receive praise,Continue reading “Difficult Times”

“Dear Little Flock…You’re all wandering away from me, like sheep in an open field.You have always been running away from me. And now you’re lost. You can’t find your way back. But I can’t stop loving you. I will come to find you. So I am sending you a Shepherd to look after you andContinue reading “Dear Little Flock…”

“What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand–new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven––and the future starts now!” 1 Peter 1:3-4 MSG It is nothing shortContinue reading “Life”

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hearsContinue reading “House of Cards”

“Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offeredContinue reading “Anchor”

“Praise the LORD, O my soul;all my inmost being, praise his holy name.Praise the LORD, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits–who forgives all your sinsand heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pitand crowns you with love and compassion,who satisfies your desires with good thingsso that your youth is renewed likeContinue reading “Praise”

“Don’t tear down another person with your words. Instead, keep the peace, and be considerate. Be truly humble toward everyone.” Titus 3:2 VOICE How does one “show true humility”? Humility is a very elusive character trait, yet the Bible regards it as a highly important quality. Jesus referred to himself as “humble and gentle atContinue reading “Humility”

“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyondContinue reading “A New Life”

“Don’t fall in love with this corrupt world or worship the things it can offer. Those who love its corrupt ways don’t have the Father’s love living within them. All the things the world can offer to you—the allure of pleasure, the passion to have things, and the pompous sense of superiority—do not come fromContinue reading “Time Off”

“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 NLT The Greek work could be translated we are God’s “poem” or His “making” or His “workmanship.” The idea is that it is the work of God,Continue reading “Masterpiece”