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Galatians 5:23, “Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” Here in the letter to the church of Galatia, Paul is rounding out his presentation on the place of the holy spirit as the unparalleled influencer among the people of God. The last trait...
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Matthew 6:6 ESV, “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” Do we enter into our room to pray? Are we intentional about “closed door”...
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Psalms 23:2, “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.” It is much easier to find the still waters in life if we allow ourselves to be led by God. With respect to not having any lack in our lives from the first...
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Psalms 138:8, “The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.” God brings what concerns us to full-completion. The ESV reads, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for...
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In the Old Testament, King David decided to build a permanent structure for the Lord God of Israel (2 Samuel 7). The prophet Nathan told David that he would not be the one to construct the temple, but David’s son Solomon would have the honor of completing this...
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1 John 2:10-11 ESV, “Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his...
