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And Then
“The devil said, ‘If you will bow down and worship me, I will give you all these things.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Get away from me, Satan! The Scriptures say, “You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only Him!”’ (Deuteronomy 6:13). So the devil left Him. Then some angels came to Jesus and helped…
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Temptation
“Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and all the wonderful things in them. The devil said, ‘If You will bow down and worship me, I will give You all these things.’”Matthew 4:8–9 (ERV) It’s the audacity for me. The…
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And Lead Us Not Into Temptation
“And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” Matthew 6:13 NKJV https://bible.com/bible/114/mat.6.13.NKJV Father, this is my prayer: protect my mind and my heart so that I do not sin against You. Lord, clean me up and…
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And Forgive us our Debts
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Matthew 6:10, 12 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.6.10-12.NIV Now, who is brave enough to ask God to allow His will to be done in their life on earth as it is in…
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Our Father
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’” —Matthew 6:9-10 (NIV) [Link to Matthew 6:9-10](https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.6.9-10.NIV) When I think about prayer, I am reminded that I don’t need to complicate it. Our God is able…
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Who Was In the Room?
This story is in the book of Job, but I’m not going to focus on Job; I’m focused on who was in the room. “Then the day came for the angels to meet with the Lord. Even Satan was there with them.”Job 1:6 ERVhttps://bible.com/bible/406/job.1.6.ERV This verse made me think of another verse. When I got…
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Waiting on His Word
“I will stand like a guard and watch. I will wait to see what the Lord will say to me. I will wait and learn how He answers my questions. The Lord answered me, ‘Write down what I show you. Write it clearly on a sign so that the message will be easy to read.’”—…
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Bye and Bye
I don’t know about you, but I love the Word of God, and I am not ashamed to admit it. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way, I can tell you that, for me, there’s nothing like a good worship service where the choir starts singing, and the Holy Spirit comes in. It’s…
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New Year, New Me, Same God!
Every year, we strive to be better than the year before. You see people making resolutions to confirm their choices and vowing to start eating better, working out, managing their money, and so on. Yay for them—it is good to have hope. “We were saved to have this hope. If we can see what we…
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Blind
From where I am sitting, I can’t see a thing. I’m not talking about a physical place but a mental space. I’m in a space where I know I need to move forward. I can’t see which way to go. The answers to my questions appear to go unanswered, and I feel as if I…
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In Times of Peace
“In war, prepare for peace; in peace, prepare for war.” –Sun Tzu, The Art of War “Prepare for war during times of peace,” as my mama would say. “There is a time to love and a time to hate. There is a time for war and a time for peace.” –Ecclesiastes 3:8 (ERV) Real talk,…
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Disillusioned But Not In Despair
How many of you feel like life with all of its ebbs and flows have left you feeling disillusioned? Disillusioned noun I stopped by this morning to tell you it’s ok to feel that way, it happens. Life is tricky and filled with twists and turns. Life often reminds you of one of those psychological…
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Too big to fail
“God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.” Psalms 46:5 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.46.5.NIV Oh how wonderful it is to know that because of who God is, I am good. Not like Usher Raymond’s song we ain’t good but we good good, it’s more like : “God is our…
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Gravediggers Needed!
Sounds kind of weird for a title doesn’t it? Yeah, I was going for the oooh what is this about? reaction. I was listening to one of my favorite gospel songs. It’s called Gravediggers by the Psalmist Reign and The Refresh Team. I am not exactly sure of what it means to others but to…
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Awesome God
Michael W. Smith wrote the song Awesome God, you probably recognize the lyrics because it is sung in many churches, many denominations and with many variations, because it is an awesome song. It’s very simple and is literally just the four lines below. It’s genius when they sing it, you don’t realize it’s only 4…