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Joy and Hope
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 Joy is supernatural! It is a gift from the Holy Spirit to you! Only a Christian can know real…
Joy and Trials
“Consider it all joy, my brethren when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. James 1:2 We don’t usually think of joy and trials as a pair. Joy is about happiness and goodness and trials is the hard stuff of life. But in God’s…
God of the Moment?
“So the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord was concerned about the sons of Israel and that He had seen their affliction, then they bowed low and worshipped.” Exodus 4:31 This verse is recorded as Moses first returns to Egypt after the burning bush incident. The people…
Faith/Trust/Fear
Just a quick thought or two: It takes more faith to live through a hard circumstance than it does to expect God to take you out of it. Courage is doing what needs to be done in spite of fear, not in the absence of fear. Trust in God does…
Freedom to Surrender
At the cross we can find freedom from self, hopelessness, ignorance, pettiness, performance based love, and trying to conform to the expectations of others. It all starts with surrender. Mary gave into total surrender as God told her that she would bear a son out of wedlock: “Behold, the bondslave…
Enter His Gates
“Open to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; The righteous will enter through it. I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation.” Psalm…