Choose to Be His

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.”—Song of Solomon 6:3 This verse may be familiar to you if you’ve read the Song of Solomon (also called the Song of Songs). The book paints a picture of the relationship…
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Focus on Things Eternal

“Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”—1 Peter 1:13 In the church world today we are not often challenged…
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Strike the Rock

““Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders…
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Forever Settled

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”—Romans 5:8 Once when I was ministering at a congregation in Toledo, Ohio, I asked the people to raise their hand if…
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The Beginning and End of Our Faith

“I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.”—Ezekiel 36:27 Although Ezekiel was an Old Testament prophet, this verse is speaking of a new covenant…
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Set Apart

“Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.”—Romans 1:1 This verse references God’s words in Genesis 15:6, but they do not apply only to Abraham. Paul said he was “called as…
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Because of His Love

“Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet. And all the people would get up early in the morning to…
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You Are Being Changed

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being trans- formed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.”—2 Corinthians 3:18 This verse is…
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Close the Door to Fear

“In God, whose word I praise, in God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me?”—Psalm 56:4 I believe the most common problem known to man is fear. Everyone wars against…
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Stake Your Faith on God’s Word

“When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. For the days…
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