Year: 2018

The Blessings of Inadequacy

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When we need help, we learn how to draw near to God, trust Him, and rely on His power The Blessings of Inadequacy 2 CORINTHIANS 3:1-6 1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you? 2 You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3 being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. …

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“The Battle Is Mine”

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“The Battle Is Mine” 1 Samuel 17:40-47 40 He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine. 41 Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him, 42 sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy. 43 “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods. 44 “Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to …

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Timing and Weaponry of Invasion Ezekiel 38:1-39:16

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Israel is a land brought back from the sword (38:8). After 1900 years, 46 invasions, and the War of Independence, the Land is Jewish again and free from foreign domination. This nation is gathered from many nations and peoples (38:8, 12). The Jews in Israel today come from 80–90 different nations. The continual waste places are now inhabited (38:8, 12). The Israelis today are rebuilding the ancient places and turning them into modern towns and cities. They dwell securely (38:11, 14). This has often been misconstrued as meaning a state of peace, but this is not the meaning of the Hebrew …

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Elements of the Tabernacle Cont

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The importance of the Veil is that it was a barrier of access to God. It marked a point of demarcation in two ways. The Veil that separated the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place also separated the high priest from all the common priests who only were allowed in the Holy Place. This separation meant that only one man, out of one family, out of one tribe, out of one nation, out of the entire world, was ever allowed to enter into the very presence of God. Even for him, it was only for one day out of …

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Only one life ’twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last.”

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Moses wrote Psalm 90 at the end of the forty years of Wilderness Wanderings. It was when the Exodus Generation had passed away as judgment for their sin at Kadesh Barnea. The application of this psalm for believers today is fourfold. Firstly, we need to recognise that no matter how long we live, from a divine perspective, life is very short. Secondly, not all of our years are going to be productive, and we could be further side-lined through tragedy, illness, and sickness, thus becoming even less productive. Thirdly, we must be very conscious of how much time we have …

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Rewarded According to Works

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Reflections Rewarded According to Works There are a number of places in scripture that SEEM to say we are, “rewarded according to works.” But isn’t that contrary to grace? Does God save us solely, “by grace through faith,” only to then put us under another law – a law of earning rewards? Do you want to spend the rest of your life trying to be good enough to merit a reward from God? A Christian life geared to earning a bigger eternal reward is just as much under the law as one geared to trying to earn salvation. Practically speaking, they …

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The Secret Of The Lord

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The Secret Of The Lord The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him. — Psalm 25:14 What is the sign of a friend? That he tells you secret Sorrows? No, that he tells you secret joys. Many will confide to you their secret sorrows, but the last mark of intimacy is to confide secret joys. Have we ever let God tell us any of His joys, or are we telling God our secrets so continually that we leave no room for Him to talk to us? At the beginning of our Christian life we are full of …

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Overcoming the Barrier of Inadequacy

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Feelings of inadequacy should prompt us to trust God and experience the fullness of His power. Overcoming the Barrier of Inadequacy 2 Corinthians 2:14 – 2:17 14 Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16 To the one [we are] the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who [is] sufficient …

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