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School started in many states last week and more this week. It is time we remember that our grandchildren face a different culture than we did when we were in school. Lillian offers a simply prayer to pray over our grands as they enter school this year.
Every truth in Scripture ultimately points to God. And therefore none of it is out of place in evangelistic contexts. One could accurately say, then, that parents who want to be thorough in evangelizing their children need to teach them the whole counsel of God, taking care to show the gospel ramifications in all that truth.
Delve into the lives of the people of the Bible in ways you never imagined. Here is a probing, fascinating, and dramatic examination of Bible personalities that will impact, deepen, and strengthen your walk with God.
God’s love transcends mere personal sacrifice at a superficial level, His level of sacrifice for us is by pure example and a complete love that disregards Himself unto death and a resurrected new life, so that we might be in union with Him and share His love for us and us for Him.
Can you even imagine what Joseph went through? Can you imagine having your family turn on you? If my siblings sold me into slavery, and I was taken away to serve a master in a far away foreign country, I don’t know what I’d do. But look what Joseph did.
When we have ongoing problems, we naturally ask God, “WHY?!! Why won’t you fix this, God? Why are you so slow in answering my prayer? What is the purpose of this prolonged frustration?!” While God does not often answer the “why” questions, He does want to answer the “what is the purpose” question.
Fate is basically the destiny God has set for our lives, and therefore to tempt fate is to do something that severely risks getting our lives off the course set for them by God.
Our title obviously presents a complex subject and there are numerous aspects that cannot be covered in a relatively short article, but it definitely does merit our consideration and serious thought.
It is ironic in these “enlightened” times that human wretchedness continues to fester. For believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, however, David explains there is a grand and wonderful hope. There is a soul-refreshing and cleansing hope.
God has said to those who have come to faith in Jesus Christ, “I have known you before day one.” Day one was when He created the world. Before creation, long before they were born, God determined they would be His children.
Without a doubt, one of the hardest things to do in the Christian life is to wait on the Lord. What is that issue in your life that you are waiting on God for? How will you spend your time waiting on God to move? Will you wait His way?
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