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No More Room for the Flesh
We often pray for God to add something to our lives: more grace, more power, more wisdom and greater spiritual depth. Yet growth does not always begin with addition; sometimes it begins with removal. Circumcision involves cutting away flesh. From a health perspective, removing the foreskin can make personal hygiene easier and reduce the risk…
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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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When Did the Fire Go Out?
When did we become comfortable with being cold? There was a time when we did not need to be begged to pray. We looked forward to being alone with God. We could remain in His presence for hours, not because we had a list of urgent needs, but because we loved Him and enjoyed His…
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Jesus! The Treasure That Lasts
Scripture: Genesis 5:24 “And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.” — Genesis 5:24 Genesis 5 contains the records of men who lived unusually long lives. Their ages were impressive: seven hundred years, eight hundred years, and nine hundred years. Methuselah lived for nine hundred and sixty-nine years, longer than…
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A Hunger You Can’t Ignore
“As the deer panteth for the water…” is not a cute picture. It’s a serious one. A deer doesn’t pant because it wants something extra. It pants because it needs something essential. David describes his desire for God: not as interest, but as need, not as “God is important,” but as “God is necessary.” That…
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