I heard the song recently by TobyMac, “Get Back Up” and it started this scenario playing in my mind. The lyrics that got me were, “We lose our way, we get back up again. You may be knocked down, but not out forever. So, get up, get up.” As usual,…
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Mornings with the Master
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Resist
I have several things I read during my morning devotion time and one of them stood out to me recently. God speaks to me in different ways and, on this morning, it was the imagery in my mind or like a video playing to show me something. The prayer I…
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Be Aware!
“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.” (1 John 4:4) I have quoted this verse quite a few times when I feel like I’m being tempted in some way. I know that…
Don’t Feed It!
A very wise friend of mine once taught a lesson called, “The Black Dog”, in which a pet began as a cute little puppy but grew into a big, mean, dangerous animal. He likened it to sin in our lives. Sin, if we allow it, will grow and take over…
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Temptation?
I‘ve struggled for years with Matthew 6:13, “And lead us not into temptation”. I remember James 1:13 which says, “When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;” I thought, if God doesn’t lead us into temptation,…