When we confess sin to God, we receive grace and mercy. Grace is giving us something that we don’t deserve, while mercy withholds something that we do deserve. On Monday morning, as I begin my week, I ask for grace and mercy in advance. Lots of it. I often say that I’m the number one consumer of […]
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That’s you. You are selected. Your prayers will change history. I’ve always been fascinated by Daniel. In first year of King Xerxes reign, while reading scripture, I understood that the Lord wanted to return the nation of Israel to Israel after 70 years of captivity in Babylon. Yes! Just checked my calendar. It has been 70 years. So,
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You may have read recently about the billionaire inventor who sold his business and went to work with the poor in another country. While there, he was accused of subverting the peace and seeking to overthrow the government. During his trial he was beaten by soldiers. Then he was mocked by a large crowd of people. In
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The Apostle Paul writes in Philippians 3:8: “What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.” The New International Version says “garbage”. The New American Standard Version says “rubbish”.
You! Let’s talk about you. If you don’t learn to pray for yourself, you won’t be able to pray effectively for others or for the Kingdom. Yes, a bold statement. If you align your prayer requests with God’s purposes in your life, you will be able to target prayers to receive your answers. If you haven’t
I became a Christian during the Jesus Movement in America in 1970. The Jesus Movement was this “all over the USA” revival in which 10 to 12 million young people began to follow Jesus. There wasn’t a singular leader of the Jesus Movement, but two leaders emerged through the 70’s. Larry Norman began contemporary Christian music
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Ring, Ring, Boom (explained as you read)! My wife has a cat named Anya. After observing this cat for years, I’ve concluded that she has only two brain cells. She moves and then stops. Moves and stops. After each thought or stop her two brain cells need time to re-charge. Anya can take a half
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There is a huge difference between probability and possibility. Probability sticks with the past and what is probable. Possibility has faith and hope. Probability has numbers, studies, and forecasts. Possibility believes in change. Spirit power makes all things possible. The Bible contains remarkable indicators of God’s intentions for possibility. The Greek word for “power” is the
Today’s Interruption is interactive. You do something first, and then read this devotion. Go somewhere and lean against a wall. Please take a selfie of you standing against a wall and send it to me at edwards@fellowshipchristian.org. Paul uses the word “stand” three times in his description of spiritual warfare in Ephesians chapter 6: v. 11 Put
Paul writes in Philippians 2:12, “… work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” If I wrote this statement and published it in a book, I would get accusations of undermining the doctrine of salvation by grace alone. But the Apostle Paul wrote this and he is also the author behind the original saved by
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