The urgency is now tangible, because the end is in sight.
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David messed up, but he still prayed.
Peter denied Jesus, but he still prayed.
Don’t let guilt keep you from God.
Peter denied Jesus, but he still prayed.
Don’t let guilt keep you from God.
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The kingdom of darkness is not winning, it is already defeated and just barking.
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September 6 (Sunday)
"Dear Daughter,
Even the ground rested every seventh year — not from neglect, but from wisdom. Fields that never rest eventually stop giving.
Let your marriage have a Sabbath from striving today. Worship instead of working on it.
Rested soil yields more than exhausted soil.
'The land is to have a year of rest' (Lev 25:5).
What part of your marriage needs a Sabbath from striving today?
#DearDaughter #SundayRest #StrongMarriage
"Dear Daughter,
Even the ground rested every seventh year — not from neglect, but from wisdom. Fields that never rest eventually stop giving.
Let your marriage have a Sabbath from striving today. Worship instead of working on it.
Rested soil yields more than exhausted soil.
'The land is to have a year of rest' (Lev 25:5).
What part of your marriage needs a Sabbath from striving today?
#DearDaughter #SundayRest #StrongMarriage
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I've read the end of the book, we know who wins...
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In this new month, the best thing to do is to get closer to God and seek Him diligently. Happy New Month.
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Sep 6 (Sun)
Sunday worship: Gather your hearts before Him first! 🙌❤️
Let your marriage begin the week facing the same direction — toward Christ! Col 3:16 💞
Will you worship together today? #StrongMarriage #September
Sunday worship: Gather your hearts before Him first! 🙌❤️
Let your marriage begin the week facing the same direction — toward Christ! Col 3:16 💞
Will you worship together today? #StrongMarriage #September
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No one is good, except God alone.
Luke 18:19
Reality.
Luke 18:19
Reality.
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Three marks of a false teacher:
• They do not preach about sin
• They promise wealth and comfort
• They twist the words of Scripture
Avoid them and follow people who actually preach the whole counsel of God.
• They do not preach about sin
• They promise wealth and comfort
• They twist the words of Scripture
Avoid them and follow people who actually preach the whole counsel of God.
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“Selfishness is a poisonous plant that should have been weeded out at our own personal Garden of Gethsemane.” —Ray Comfort
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God is still good,
even when I don't understand.
God is still faithful,
even when it doesn't make sense.
God still has a plan,
even when I can't see it.
God still reigns,
even when things look like chaos.
God is still near,
even when I can't feel Him.
God is still God.
even when I don't understand.
God is still faithful,
even when it doesn't make sense.
God still has a plan,
even when I can't see it.
God still reigns,
even when things look like chaos.
God is still near,
even when I can't feel Him.
God is still God.
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“A dead calm is our enemy, a storm may prove our helper. Controversy may arouse thought, and through thought may come the Divine change.” —Charles Spurgeon
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We spend so much time worrying about things we can't control that we forget that the Creator of the universe is holding us in his hands.
Believers, we've got to surrender our anxiety to the One who rules over all things.
Believers, we've got to surrender our anxiety to the One who rules over all things.
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September 7: God Rides to Battle
#Devotional
Joel 1:1–2:21; Acts 7:1–53; Job 18:1–21
God is good, but in the words of C.S. Lewis, “He is not tame.” When it comes time for evil to be purged from the world, He is not timid, and when He acts, He rarely holds back. We see such a scene prophesied concerning the Day of Yahweh—the day He will return to the earth as Christ—in Joel 2:1–11.
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh is coming—it is indeed near. A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness, like the dawn spreads on the mountains, a great and strong army! There has been nothing like it from old, and after it nothing will be again for generations to come” (Joel 2:1–2).
When God charges into battle, He seizes control of all that must be yielded so His purpose is not hindered. He then performs great and mighty deeds on behalf of His people. As Joel says, “There has been nothing like it.” So why, then, has God not done this already? What is He waiting for? Why is evil allowed to continue if God can end it?
We find our answers in Joel 2:12–17. God, in His mercy, is allowing a time of repentance: “ ‘And even now,’ declares Yahweh, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and wailing. Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm’ ” (Joel 2:12–13).
Indeed, God’s trumpet will sound, but even with that time approaching, He is a compassionate God, and His call is simple: “Come back to me.”
What do you need to turn from today? What makes you hopeful about God’s coming?
#Devotional
Joel 1:1–2:21; Acts 7:1–53; Job 18:1–21
God is good, but in the words of C.S. Lewis, “He is not tame.” When it comes time for evil to be purged from the world, He is not timid, and when He acts, He rarely holds back. We see such a scene prophesied concerning the Day of Yahweh—the day He will return to the earth as Christ—in Joel 2:1–11.
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh is coming—it is indeed near. A day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness, like the dawn spreads on the mountains, a great and strong army! There has been nothing like it from old, and after it nothing will be again for generations to come” (Joel 2:1–2).
When God charges into battle, He seizes control of all that must be yielded so His purpose is not hindered. He then performs great and mighty deeds on behalf of His people. As Joel says, “There has been nothing like it.” So why, then, has God not done this already? What is He waiting for? Why is evil allowed to continue if God can end it?
We find our answers in Joel 2:12–17. God, in His mercy, is allowing a time of repentance: “ ‘And even now,’ declares Yahweh, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and wailing. Rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God, because he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in loyal love, and relenting from harm’ ” (Joel 2:12–13).
Indeed, God’s trumpet will sound, but even with that time approaching, He is a compassionate God, and His call is simple: “Come back to me.”
What do you need to turn from today? What makes you hopeful about God’s coming?
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September 7 - The Apostles Chosen to Have an Impact
#LifeOfChrist
“Jesus . . . gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness” (Matthew 10:1).
Jesus granted the twelve disciples God’s divine authority to do exactly what He Himself had been doing. To do the kinds of works Jesus did would demonstrate they were sent by Him, just as what He did demonstrated He was sent by the Father. The book of Acts catalogs the very works Jesus gave them the authority to accomplish.
The apostles cast out many unclean spirits and healed every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Peter and John healed a lame man at the Beautiful Gate of the temple (Acts 3:2–8). Their ministry became widespread: “At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people. . . . Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed” (Acts 5:12, 16). To the man in Lystra “who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked,” Paul said, “‘Stand upright on your feet.’ And he leaped up and began to walk” (Acts 14:8, 10).
The apostles manifested the kind of kingdom power that their Lord had mani-fested, and by their faithful obedience they turned Jerusalem and then the world upside down (Acts 17:6). Jesus promised they would do even “greater works” than His (in extent, not power), and His words began to be fulfilled.
Ask Yourself
Are your words and expressions of faith pointing others to Christ? Are they reflective of His distinct power and the presence of His Holy Spirit within you? If you sense yourself burning low in the power tank, where do you think the leak is occurring? Be sure that what you do points to Christ.
#LifeOfChrist
“Jesus . . . gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness” (Matthew 10:1).
Jesus granted the twelve disciples God’s divine authority to do exactly what He Himself had been doing. To do the kinds of works Jesus did would demonstrate they were sent by Him, just as what He did demonstrated He was sent by the Father. The book of Acts catalogs the very works Jesus gave them the authority to accomplish.
The apostles cast out many unclean spirits and healed every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Peter and John healed a lame man at the Beautiful Gate of the temple (Acts 3:2–8). Their ministry became widespread: “At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people. . . . Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed” (Acts 5:12, 16). To the man in Lystra “who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked,” Paul said, “‘Stand upright on your feet.’ And he leaped up and began to walk” (Acts 14:8, 10).
The apostles manifested the kind of kingdom power that their Lord had mani-fested, and by their faithful obedience they turned Jerusalem and then the world upside down (Acts 17:6). Jesus promised they would do even “greater works” than His (in extent, not power), and His words began to be fulfilled.
Ask Yourself
Are your words and expressions of faith pointing others to Christ? Are they reflective of His distinct power and the presence of His Holy Spirit within you? If you sense yourself burning low in the power tank, where do you think the leak is occurring? Be sure that what you do points to Christ.
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