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We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened withContinue reading “The Kingdom of Light”

Won’t he leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?                                                                                                                         Luke 15:4b NLT One of Satan’s most effective lies is the one he told Eve in the Garden. It worked then and it has worked ever since. The lie is thatContinue reading “Lost”

“Our Father who is in heaven, let your name be made holy; may your kingdom come, [that is], your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth….”                                                                     Matthew 6:9b-10 Author’s translation When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, the traditional language is “…thy kingdom come, thy will be done, in earth asContinue reading “Thy Kingdom Come”

All His We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love becomes complete….  Such love has no fear because complete love expels fear….                                              Continue reading “All His”

“You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot.                                     Matthew 5:13 NRS Researchers continue to tell us that the top ten things we Christians value are no different thanContinue reading “Salt”

You have wearied the LORD with your words. But you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God of justice?”                                                                                               Malachi 2:17 ESV You have said, ‘It is vain toContinue reading “Where is the God of Justice?”

We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does not touch them.                                                                        1 John 5:18 NRS We need to be realistic about sin. To be a human is to have the sin condition. None of usContinue reading “Realistic about Sin”

“But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap.”                                                                                                       Malachi 2:3 Like many in our own day, the Jews wanted justice. That is, they wanted what they were sure they deserved. They had been veryContinue reading “The Refiner’s Fire”

Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, but he will be a joy to many others. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.                                                                                                              Luke. 2:34 NLT We have seenContinue reading “Signs 4”

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke. 2:11-12 ESV Here we are again with another of God’s strange signs. Alright,Continue reading “Signs 3”