1 Thess 5:18-19 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
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As was noted yesterday this command to give thanks in every thing is often a difficult one to obey. One thing that helps is to look back at what God has already done for us in our lives, to remember the uncountable blessings of the Lord. Another thing that can make this command […]
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Daily Devotions
1 Thess 5:18-19 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 Quench not the Spirit.
KJV
Continuing with the theme of thanksgiving and giving thanks. I find it difficult to obey the command found in verse eighteen above when I forget the many past blessings of the Lord. Not all the circumstances of life move one to give thanks. Health issues, personal problems, worries over the future, rising costs and […] -
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Deut 6:4-12 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when […] -
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John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
Ps 19:7-8 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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I have been watching election results here and […] -
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1 Tim 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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I sincerely hope and pray that you are ready for that glorious day when we see the mystery of godliness on display, for the day we as born again believers in Christ are received up into glory. That day is […] -
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? 1 Timothy 3:16
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
What happens when the born again believer is received up into the glory of the Lord and the arms of Jesus? The Bible holds the answers to our many questions. First we are escorted at once by angels that we have never […] -
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? 1 Timothy 3:16
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Received up into glorly. What a great day that will be. It is election day here in these United States and all of us have had plenty of time to get ready to vote. We have had time to listen to debates, to […]
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1 Kings 2:1-3 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest […] -
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Ps 27:13-14 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
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Final encouragement concerning prayer this morning as we end our week. We need to pray, we need to guard being hindered in prayer, and at times we need to simply wait on the Lord while […] -
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Zech 3:1-2 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
2 And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
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Yesterday we spoke of prayer, today of one who tries to hinder our prayers. The battle we are in as […]