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Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. —Colossians 4:17 God has given every Christian a “ministry.” Paul called it our “reasonable service” (Rom. 12:1). Reasonable means it is expected. It is what God expects out of His children. God is NOT unreasonable in asking us to …
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. —Romans 8:28 Everything that happen to you is for your own good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship toward the port. If lightning and thunder …
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. —Psalm 51:17 Most of the time when we break something around the house we throw it away as trash— broken dishes, broken mirrors, torn clothes, broken toasters, etc. However, God uses broken things. It takes …
“…present your bodies a living sacrifice… unto God…” —Romans 12:1 What does it mean to “present” your body to God? The word “present” means to “place near the hand” as in presenting a person their diploma or presenting an award to an individual. That is what we need to do with our body—Place your body …
“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may KNOW THAT YE HAVE ETERNAL LIFE…” —1 John 5:13 Who knows if you are really saved? Your parents? Your husband? Your wife? Your preacher? In reality, there are only three persons who knows for sure …
One of my favorite Bible verses is Proverbs 24:16 — “For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again…” You’ll notice it doesn’t say, “IF a just man falleth.” Sooner or later, we all stumble and fall. Everyone falls down, now and then. I recently read about a lady who was afraid to …