Category: God’s Promises
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Death to Selfie
5 Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus,6 who, existing in the form of God,did not consider equality with Godas something to be exploited.7 Instead he emptied himselfby assuming the form of a servant,taking on the likeness of humanity.And when he had come as a man,8 he humbled himself by becoming obedientto…
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Weight Watches
Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11:28 What is shame? Shame is agonising. Shame is an unbearable weight. Shame is burdensome. Shame is heavy. Shame is extra and unnecessary baggage we carry and it is exhausting. I hope to…
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Fragile Jars of Clay
God’s Word is revelation of God’s awesomeness and a narrative of humanity’s unrelenting journey of brokenness and shame. When I started trying to understand shame, i found many examples in God’s Word of the many ways evil tries to shame us. When we read over these, think about your life…
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Enough Already!
Shame. Shame is that ruthless voice in our minds. It is our inner critic that reminds us of all the detrimental and damaging things we have done, said or thought. Shame’s foundational dialect is crippling condemnation. Shame is a lying and deceitful voice. It is the inner critic that shouts,…
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The naked truth
“Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.”Genesis 3:7 CSB In Genesis, while reading the story of creation, we can acknowledge that the glory of God consumed the Garden of Eden and…
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The Bible: our sourcebook for life
What we believe governs our lives and choices. Our belief is the foundation from which we form our opinions and make decisions. For those who have received Christ, it is essential to know what we believe and why we believe it. Most people inherit their convictions from their parents and…
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Prayer: it’s war on the floor
There are going to be times in our journeys that it seems like we are in the midst of a great physical battle. The real war is against the powers of spiritual darkness. The enemy’s goal has not changed since the fall of man. Satan knows the His destiny, but…
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Adversity: He refines us by fire
We can use a cloth to wipe the dust off of gold, but before that gold can ever be used it, must be refined. Refining go,d is the process of heating the gold up to a point that all the impurities in the gold are bubbled to the top. The…
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God’s Will: It’s worth the wait
When Gd tells us to wait on His will, He always has a very clear reason. His wait is without question for our benefit. Waiting is essential to our discipleship journeys. Walking in obedience to God and receiving the best of His blessings is worth the wait. In todays world,…
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Obedience: Always brings blessing
One of the most basic and important principles in our lives that we can learn is obedience. When we obey, God will pour His blessings out upon us. We get to experience His blessing through obedience. “All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep his…
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