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Monthly Archives: September 2018
“I will hear from heaven.”
“If My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” … Continue reading
Ambition for the quiet life
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands. . . .” … Continue reading
Empowered to be ambassadors of God
Our appointment to be ambassadors for God should not be intimidating to the believer. It is an unequal partnership with God Himself in His family business — that of kindly reconciling the world to Himself. Note that it is His involvement that … Continue reading
Posted in ambassadors of Christ, witness
Tagged ambassador for Christ, evangelism, speaking, witness
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The wealth of contentment
Ich habe genug. Bach’s cantata by this title says in Recitative B: “I have enough. My comfort is this alone, that Jesus might be mine and I His own. . . Ah! Were only my departure here, with joy I … Continue reading
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Tagged ambition, contentment, enough, greed, materialism, riches, trusting, vanity
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The cleansing power of seeing the Unseen
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval.” … Continue reading
Posted in faith, seeing the unseen
Tagged encouragement, faith, patience, seeing the unseen
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Bold Ambassador
As God adopts us as His own children (as flabbergasting as that is!), He puts us to work in the family business, as agents of reconciliation. “Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and … Continue reading
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Tagged ambassador for Christ, confidence, evangelism, reconciliation, witness
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Our Scapegoat
Today, a guest editorial! Scapegoat is a familiar term used in our culture for someone who bears the brunt of accusations of guilt against another party. Its origin dates back 3500 years to the sacrificial system established by Moses. This … Continue reading
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Tagged expiation, forgiveness, gratitude, propitiation, scapegoat, sin bearer, substitution
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What holds life together?
The nucleus of an atom is made up of a tiny cluster of positive and neutral charges. In nature, like charges repel one another, especially strongly so closely packed together. Long-standing perplexity as to why these nuclear protons do not … Continue reading
Posted in creation
Tagged creation, gravity, Jesus holds things together, nuclear strong force
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