Tag Archives: focus

Focus on Christ; May 10, 2024


Acts 3:12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we have made this man walk? This was … Continue reading

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The Believer’s Joy; May 7, 2024


Luke 24:52-53 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God. We can do no more than imagine the depth – and breadth and height – of the disciples’ … Continue reading

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End-Times Prophecy; March 13, 2024


Jeremiah 3:18 “In those days the house of Judah will join the house of Israel, and together they will come from a northern land to the land I gave your forefathers as an inheritance.” This is a magnificent prophecy that … Continue reading

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Practical Repentance; March 12, 2024


Isaiah 59:20 “The Redeemer will come to those in Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the Lord. The promise of a Redeemer is to those who will turn from their rebellion against God. The Gospel … Continue reading

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Being Used by God; February 2, 2024


James 5:17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. The remarkable thing about this verse is the reminder … Continue reading

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Hope; January 23, 2024


Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. I find myself confused. I chose to write on this verse on the basis of the NIV, but the Japanese says, “Since the … Continue reading

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Purity; January 16, 2023


Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. We speak of people having a dirty mind, and … Continue reading

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Keeping On; January 15, 2024


2 Timothy 4:5 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. To be honest, every word in these eight verses resonates in my heart and … Continue reading

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Assurance; January 11, 2023


2 Timothy 1:12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for … Continue reading

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Encouragement; January 10, 2024


1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. It strikes me that it probably blessed Timothy to his core that Paul addressed him as “man of God.” … Continue reading

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