Ps 62 “Wait in Silence”

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Ps 62 “Wait in Silence” Waiting is probably one of the hardest things to do. We fret, fume and frame our words to show our exasperation when answers do not come as quickly as we think they should. The psalmist begins his prayer with these words and echoes them again later: “Wait in silence—For God alone I patiently wait.” How does one wait? What do you do while you wait? Is silence hard for you, for me? The psalmist began to meditate upon the God whom he knew and trusted. “He alone is my protector and deliverer.” The Apostle Paul knew …

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The Way of Escape

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Reflections There is no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it. (1 Cor 10:13) What is the purpose of, “the way of escape,” within a trial of faith? This, “way of escape,” is not usually a way OUT of the trial. Indeed, the verse says that the way of escape is so that, “we may be able to BEAR IT.” Does …

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Do You Belong to Christ? (Romans 8:9-11)

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The most important question that you ever need to answer is, “Do I belong to Christ?” If you belong to Christ, all of God’s promises are “yes” for you in Him (2 Cor. 1:20). If you belong to Christ, you are reconciled to God, your sins are all forgiven, you can enjoy fellowship with Him every day, and you know that if you were to die today, you would be with the Lord in the glory of heaven forever. So, do you belong to Christ? You may say, “Yes, I invited Jesus into my heart at Vacation Bible School when …

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The Power Within

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Alone, we are limited in what we can do. With the Holy Spirit, we have the power to fulfill God’s purposes. EPHESIANS 3:14-21 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all …

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Fake Faith

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Reflections Wherefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. (1 Cor 10:12) Paul is not exhorting us to make sure we are strong enough to stand by faith. He is telling us to make sure that our faith is in Jesus Christ — rather than in ourselves, or in something else. This means that real faith, rather than be born out of our strength, is born out of our weakness. We have come to the place where we see that only in Christ is there any hope — and we are rejoicing in this Truth. If …

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James 5 “Be a Reflection of God

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If we could hear God Himself speaking to us from the book of James the conversation might go like this: I know the beginning from the end and all that is in between. I want you to model Me before the world. Therefore, be swift to hear, slow to speak and slow to become angry. If you don’t bridle your tongue, what you say about me is worthless because I hear and see you as you speak to visitors and regulars at church. Your words and actions reveal your heart, so speak and act as if I were standing with …

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The words that I speak to you are Spirit, and they are Life. (John 6:63)

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This Life is a very vast Life. It reaches into God’s great purpose, and we are a part of it; we are “the called according to His purpose.” We want to know the purpose; we want to know our place in the purpose; we want to know our faculties, our functions. How shall this be? Not by studying up what they are, but by being in Life. It may be very interesting to have a scientific knowledge of the workings of our human bodies, but it is not necessary in order to live. Live, and the thing happens. You never have …

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Confidence To Believe!

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Dr. Mike Murphy I grabbed my keyboard, ready to jump in and help.  We have all been there, seen someone on social media who placed themselves in the eye of the storm.  Knowing that the attacks were getting ready to come at them from all sides, because of a comment or reply they have made.  As I watched that day, I saw an older woman I knew speaking up to defend Christ.  Speaking up in the middle of a discussion where many were looking to do nothing but attack Christ, and the faith she held dear.  Before her reply, a …

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Assad said to visit Iranian-run chemical weapons center

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Syrian opposition reports says US administration learned Assad planning another sarin attack BY SUE SURKES June 28, 2017 A Syrian opposition news site reported Wednesday that the country’s embattled president, Bashar Assad, had recently visited a missile and chemical weapons research station run by Iran on Syrian soil. The report followed an announcement by the Pentagon on Tuesday that it had detected “active preparations” by Syria for a chemical weapons attack, and a White House statement that the Syrian government would “pay a heavy price” if it carried out such an assault. Quoting a non-government source with close ties to the White House, Zaman …

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The Futility of Natural Man

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Reflections How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? (Ps. 13:1-2) This Psalm is the cry of a person who, in the midst of a trial of their faith, is operating out of the natural man. God never forgets us, or hides His face from us. But to natural man, it will sometimes SEEM like it. If I am in Christ, my spiritual union with Him does not eliminate the possibilities of the flesh or …

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