Tag Archives: God’s plans

The Joy of Assurance; December 27, 2025


Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. Once again we have a passage that I could essentially quote verbatim, but God can speak through the familiar as well as through the new. This particular verse was set … Continue reading

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Fathers; December 19, 2025


Luke 1:17 “And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the … Continue reading

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God’s Plans; December 11, 2025


Jeremiah 31:6 “There will be a day when watchmen cry out    on the hills of Ephraim,‘Come, let us go up to Zion,    to the Lord our God.’” This was a pretty shocking prophecy at the time, for two reasons. The first was that Jeremiah was … Continue reading

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God’s Plans; December 1, 2025


Isaiah 40:5 “And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,    and all people will see it together.For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” There are many passages in the Bible that preclude the idea of a “secret rapture.” You can’t get any more definite … Continue reading

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Marriage; November 21, 2025


Revelation 19:7 Let us rejoice and be glad    and give him glory!For the wedding of the Lamb has come,    and his bride has made herself ready. This is a fitting climax to the theme of The Joy of the Lord that we’ve been pursuing … Continue reading

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Prayer; October 26, 2025


Philippians 2:27 Indeed he was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, and not on him only but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow. This one verse completely refutes all the “name it and … Continue reading

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Walking in the Spirit; October 20, 2025


Galatians 5:16, 25 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. There are various songs that I like very much … Continue reading

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Practical Love; October 8, 2025


Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Paul got on a roll here with his nuggets of wisdom, but this verse comes as close to summarizing the whole section as anything. There is a … Continue reading

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God’s Plans; October 2, 2025


Acts 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” It has been pointed out that Philip was in the middle of a revival in Samaria when this … Continue reading

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Victory; September 16, 2025


Luke 10:19 “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” This is a wonderful, encouraging promise, but it seems to be contradicted by experience. After … Continue reading

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