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The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.                                                                                                                                1 Samuel 3:3 NLT The verse printed above seems pretty straightforward, until you begin to think about it. First, why is a young boy, who is by no means an ordainedContinue reading “Keeping the Lamp Lighted”

For the life of the creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you o make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life.                                                                                                  Leviticus 17:11 NIV In the lyrics of a popular gospel song there is a line that says “The blood ofContinue reading “The Blood”

And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 John 5:3b-5 NIV I said in the previous devotionContinue reading “Why?”

I am suffering here in prison, but not because my trust in Jesus has failed me. I know whom I have believed, and I am confident that he can keep me and everything I have committed to him right through to the end.                                                                                                                                2 Timothy 1:12 Author’s paraphrase I recently learned ofContinue reading “I Don’t Know”

I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name. I spread out my hands all the day to aContinue reading “Reality?”

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.                                                                                Matthew 7:13-14 NLT The researchers tellContinue reading “Extreme Obedience?”

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, andContinue reading “Another One to Come Alongside”

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, andContinue reading “Another One to Come Alongside”

And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ.  Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist.  Anyone who denies the Son doesn’t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also. So you must remain faithful to what you have beenContinue reading “Every Spirit that does not Acknowledge Jesus”