TRANSFORMED BY OUR TRIALS

For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison.— 2 Corinthians 4:17  Jesus understood that everything in His life had a divine purpose. Even when He was facing evil plots and schemes,…
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RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE

Bless the Lord, O my soul…who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.—Psalm 103:2, 5  I have a friend who is in her nineties and has known the Lord for more than fifty…
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DRINK DEEPLY OF THE SPIRIT

But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.— John 4:14  Messiah Jesus is…
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Fear the Lord

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.— Proverbs 9:10  The church today has glossed over the fear of the Lord. In fact, some are saying that God does not really want us to fear Him, only revere Him. Yes,…
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DON’T BE PASSIVE

All the Philistines went up to seek out David; and when David heard of it, he went down to the stronghold.— 2 Samuel 5:17 When David heard he was under attack, he didn’t just passively sit there and let the…
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Created to Do Good Works

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.— Ephesians 2:10 It’s important for us to realize that we are called to serve in this world….
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BE HOLY

But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior.— 1 Peter 1:15 To be holy means to be set apart and unlike the world. It is to be peculiar and cut out from…
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CHOOSE TO PRAISE THE LORD

Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.— Psalm 145:2  If you’re anything like me, some days you awake feeling refreshed, and other days you feel sluggish and unmotivated. On those days, you…
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GUARD YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YESHUA

For you were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.— 1 Peter 2:25  Some of us can relate to this verse. We once were in the world, doing things we…
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Expect Resistance

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you.— 1 Peter 4:12  I once read a true story about a man who…
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