The Enemy Is On The Prowl

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering …

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Will You Be Singing At The Midnight Hour?

The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them …

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Psalm 51

Have mercy on me, O God,     according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion     blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity     and cleanse me from my sin. Psalm 51:1-2 NIV David knew God’s love would never fail him. He trusted in the compassion of God. Though …

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Jesus Wants Us All

“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:30 NIV Jesus never tries to complicate our understanding of salvation. What stands out during his ministry is how much our Lord does not want anyone excluded from following him and being with him in glory. He makes several attempts …

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Seek God For A Proper Perspective – Job Part 12

How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, when his lamp shone on my head and by his light I walked through darkness! Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God’s intimate friendship blessed my house, when the …

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What Does Righteousness Look Like – Job Part 11

“Does he not see my ways and count my every step?” Job 31:4 Job believed with all his heart that God was always watching, always present and taking account of his every step. This understanding led him to live a life that would be pleasing in God’s eyes. As we …

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Stay The Course, Maintain Innocence – Job Part 10

But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases. He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store. That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him. God has made …

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Come Forth As Gold – Job Part 9

If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling! I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say to me. Would he vigorously oppose …

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The Right Desires Bring Hope – Job Part 8

My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart turn night into day; in the face of the darkness light is near. If the only home I hope for is the grave, if I spread out my bed in the realm of darkness, if I …

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Above All Else, You Need A Savior – Job Part 7

Give me, O God, the pledge you demand. Who else will put up security for me? Job 17:3 NIV Job may not have understood why he was suffering or why everything had been taken away from him, but one thing he understood: No man stands justified before God, unless God …

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