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Beyond the Quiet Time
Many believers know how to give God thirty minutes and keep the rest of the day for themselves. We open the day through prayer, read the Bible, say amen and move on. From that point, we make decisions and conversations, respond to people and pursue our plans with little awareness of God.
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Still Functioning, Already Suffocating
A person gasping for air does not negotiate with oxygen. Nothing else matters at that moment. Money cannot distract him, success cannot satisfy him, and entertainment cannot appeal to him. Every part of him cries for the air that will keep him alive.
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When the Word Becomes Food Again
Scripture: Jeremiah 15:16 “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart…” Some Bibles have not been rejected; they have been respectfully neglected. They remain beside our beds, travel with us to church and occupy space on our phones, yet days pass…
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Until We Find Him Again
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:13 “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” We have spent enough time mourning the fire; it is time to seek the One who can make it burn again. A point comes when recognising our coldness is no longer enough. We may…
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Before We Judge Peter
We have criticised Peter for years; we wonder how a man who walked closely with Jesus, witnessed His miracles, heard His teachings and boldly declared his loyalty could suddenly say, “I know not the man.” We shake our heads because Peter denied Jesus three times in one night.
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