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What the Enemy Intends for Evil, God Will Use for Good
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Genesis 50:20
At just 16 yrs. of age, St. Patrick was kidnapped by pirates and taken from his British homeland to Ireland where he was sold into slavery. He worked in the fields as a shepherd for 6 years under terribly harsh conditions, until God miraculously provided a way of escape for him to flee. As difficult as that time must have been, it was d …
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He Will Give You Rest
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
Often, we can be our own worst enemy. We struggle with feelings of guilt and inadequacy, in parenting, in our marriages, in work, from the past to our present. We “instant replay” all of our mistakes in our hearts, in our minds. We feel like we’re not enough, we can’t get it all done. And the world can be really great at reminding us most days where we fall short. The enemy whispers his lies of …
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Who Can You Trust?
“For the word of the Lordholds true, and we can trust everything he does” (Psalm 33:4).
Let’s consider the options. Are you going to trust Congress? Probably not. Their credibility is kind of low right now. Are you going to trust the media? Why would you when you never know if they’re telling the truth? Are you going to trust popular opinion? Not too smart when it’s changing by the second.
Are you going to trust in yourself? That’s actually pretty stupid, too, because emotions …
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Where to Run If You’re Overwhelmed
“From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety.” Psalm 61:2 (NLT)
You skip breakfast. You’re late for work. You forgot to pack the little one’s lunch. Your laundry basket is a Mt. Everest of dirty clothes. Your loved one is in the hospital. You can’t seem to get to the store to buy groceries. You still haven’t returned that growing list of phone calls and text messages.
Your mother needs you, your friend nee …
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Always Trusting
But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Not only this, but it is now the third day since these things happened (Luke 24:21).
I have always felt so sorry that in that walk to Emmaus the disciples had not said to Jesus, “We still trust”; instead of “We trusted.” That is so sad–something that is all over.
If they had only said, “Everything is against our hope; it looks as if our trust was vain, but we do not give up; we believe we shall see Him again. …
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Pulling Down Strongholds: You Too Can Overcome
“Monday, 28.– I talked with one who, a little time before, was so overwhelmed with affliction that she went out one night to put an end to it all by throwing herself into the New River. As she went by the Foundry (it being a watch night), she heard some people singing. She stopped and went in; she listened awhile, and God spoke to her heart. She had no more desire to put an end to her life, but to die to sin and to live to God.” (The Journal of John Wesley, p. 151).
For the un …
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Pulling Down Strongholds: Participation in God’s Victory
You might think your problem doesn’t have a solution, but when God speaks you must carefully follow His instructions. There will be a lesson on this shortly coming up in Joshua. God carefully led His people to victory. The walls came tumbling down just as stated. Let’s note four things about this city that affirm that the report in the Bible is correct..
a) The wall fell as stated.
An artist carefully draws the scene as the 1907-09 German archaeological team described.. Joshua 6:20 rec …
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Pulling Down Strongholds: Our Discovery of God’s Solution
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Pulling Down Strongholds: Our Needs For God’s Power
“Now Jericho was tightly shut because of the sons of Israel; no one went out and no one came in” (Joshua 6:1).
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Pulling Down Strongholds: The Lesson from Jericho
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