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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Submit Then Resist
Most of us know that, as we read God’s word, He will show us different things time and time again. It’s not a matter of, “Oh, I’ve already read that, I don’t need to read it again.” No, don’t say that! Following our church’s Bible reading plan, Project 345, I…
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Beware!
“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman”. (Genesis 3:4) The devil is cunning and he knows our weaknesses. He will use every deception he can to lead us into sin. He was saying to Eve in the verse above, “Aw, it’s not that bad, go ahead…
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Battle Plan!
As we sang the praise song, “Surrounded”, in church recently this lyric gave me another Spiritual reminder of how we’re supposed to do things: “This is how I fight my battles.” When hearing this, I was reminded of something God showed me years ago relating to fighting our battles. I…
The Joy of the Lord
Given January 12, 2019 I was listening to one of my favorite songs. Old Church Choir by Zach Williams, (if you haven’t heard this, you need to look it up and listen), and one of the lines has stuck with me: “There ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy.” As we…