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Serving God; December 16, 2025


Haggai 2:4 “Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty.” To be honest, every time I read Haggai I get irritated at how often he interjects, “Declares the Lord.” It’s … Continue reading

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Eschatology; November 28, 2025


Isaiah 9:7 Of the greatness of his government and peace    there will be no end.He will reign on David’s throne    and over his kingdom,establishing and upholding it    with justice and righteousness    from that time on and forever.The zeal of the Lord Almighty    will accomplish this. This whole passage is gloriously familiar, … Continue reading

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Obedience; November 23, 2025


Genesis 22:18 “…and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.” The Bible records many dramatic scenes, but none are more dramatic than this one. It is absolutely pivotal to the whole story of … Continue reading

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Humility; November 19, 2025


Jude 1:17 But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. I am deeply impressed by Jude’s humility. He was Jesus’ half-brother, raised in the same household, but the only reference he makes to that in the … Continue reading

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Fellow-workers; November 6, 2025


Philemon 1:7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people. We tend to think of Paul as some sort of “Christian Superman,” given all that he did for the Gospel … Continue reading

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Sowing and Reaping; September 23, 2025


John 3:36 “Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together.” There is joy in sowing, and joy in reaping. In terms of evangelism, … Continue reading

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God’s Supply; September 22, 2025


John 3:34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. This was written specifically about Jesus, but it actually applies to everyone whom God sends. Problems in ministry are never because of … Continue reading

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Spiritual Alertness; August 20, 2025


Isaiah 60:1 “Arise, shine, for your light has come,    and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” It strikes me that everything in this well-loved and glorious chapter is about things God does for His people, not things we have to do. The one thing … Continue reading

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God’s Miracles; August 14, 2025


Isaiah 51:2 Look to Abraham, your father,    and to Sarah, who gave you birth.When I called him he was only one man,    and I blessed him and made him many. Verse 11 of this chapter has been joyfully set to music, and it … Continue reading

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Discouragement; August 13, 2025


Isaiah 49:4 But I said, “I have labored in vain;    I have spent my strength for nothing at all.Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand,    and my reward is with my God.” It is in a way very comforting to find … Continue reading

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