Category: Christian encouragement
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The Shepherd
Psalm 23:1, “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” Jesus is our Shepherd. A shepherd knows his sheep. He watches over them. He walks beside them. He provides all they need. “Luke 14:4-7, “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the Read more
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It’s time
Luke 7:41-42, “A certain moneylender had two debtors, one who owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. Which one of them, therefore, will love him more?” Today is the last day to pay and file your taxes. So many have waited until the Read more
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Man the fortress
Nahum 2:1, “The one who scatters has come up against you, man the fortress, watch the road, strengthen your back, summon all your strength.” Fellow Christians, it is time to man the fortress, watch the road, strengthen you back and summon all your strength to fight against the one who scatters. The phrase “man the Read more
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Taste and see
Psalm 34:8-10, “O taste and see that the Lord is good. How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! O fear the Lord, His saints; for those who fear Him there is no want. The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not be in want Read more
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Hope, sure and steadfast
Hebrews 6:19-20, “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast. And one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” Our hope must be an anchor of the soul, Read more
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Rejoice that your name is recorded
Luke 10:20, “Nevertheless do not rejoice in this that the spirits are subject to you but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.” Yes, rejoice that your name is recorded in heaven! Hallelujah! Verses 17-19 tell us what the seventy were rejoicing about, “And the seventy returned with joy saying “Lord, even the demons Read more
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Be Steadfast
1 Corinthians 15:58, “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, know that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.” Being steadfast and immovable in the work of the Lord, Paul tells us. The meaning of steadfast is being firm in belief, determination or adherence; loyal Read more
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A little sin
Titus 3:1-7 “Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing every consideration to all men. For we once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and Read more
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A sweet aroma of life
2 Corinthians 2:14-17, “But thanks be to God who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the Read more