Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Do you remember the first time you fell in love? Do you remember the butterflies you felt every time you heard the name of that person? However, after a while, those butterflies flew away never to return. Many people go from relationship to relationship, trying to experience that butterfly sensation over ..

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Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5:21 Proverbs 18:21 tell us, “the tongue has the power of life and death.” One word can lead to a world war. Just this past week, the president of Brazil refused the aid of the G7 nations that wanted to help with the fires burning out of control in the Amazon forest. The president of France criticized the president of B ..

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So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant. 1 Kings 19:21 We can learn many relevant lessons about best practices for responding to God’s call upon our lives. Elisha was a regular farmer in a town called  ..

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The LORD turned to him and said, “Go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” Judges 6:14 Most people want God to do great things in their lives. They bemoan the fact that others are prospering and achieving greatness while they seem to be regressing. Some are frustrated with the trajectory of their lives because they feel stuck  ..

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Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear. Philippian ..

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“For the LORD your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.” Deuteronomy 20:4 Do you remember the way you overcame some of the challenges and hardships of your past? Have you taken the time to reflect on the way God gave you the strength to carry the burdens you did not think you could carry? Has it occurred to you that it is because of ..

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See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 NKJV This morning’s topic for the Virtual Upper Room prayer fellowship was “Using Good for Evil: Technology.” In preparing for this topic, I learned a lot about the proliferation of technology and the way it influences our lives. We should pray fo ..

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But glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Romans 2:10 This past Saturday, I participated in a house dedication ceremony for Habitat for Humanity. When I drove through the subdivision where the house is built, I saw many volunteers working on several Habitat homes. One of the volunteers that worked in the home that was dedicated is a youn ..

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Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Psalm 103:1 I woke up early this morning with an overwhelming desire to praise the Lord. I thought about how the Lord brought me through another work week, and the many other blessings he bestowed upon my family and me, I just wanted to praise him. During my prayer walk, I sought to praise him. I wanted the angels ..

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Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.1Thessalonians 5:11 Many people cannot wait for the end of the week. Some have had to deal with health crises, while others struggled with financial challenges. Many are troubled by a failed relationship, while others are battling a chronic addiction. To my brothers and sisters that did not want to get out ..

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