God, you stand behind and in front of me, and you lay your hand upon me (Psalm 139:5, OGV). The theological term for God being everywhere is omnipresence. The word literally means “God everywhere.” That’s the God of the Bible. As Psalms 139:7 says . . . I can never escape from your Spirit! I […]
It was for freedom that Christ set us free (Galatians 5:1, NASB1995). Jesus came to set us free — yet we all struggle with disobedience and, too often, an inability to deal effectively with sin. The Bible doesn’t promise instantaneous release from all our inadequacies, bad attitudes, and lusts. It does promise to give us
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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5, NIV). The word in the Greek translated “meek” in the New International Version of the Bible, is also translated as “gentle,” “humble,” and “lowly” in other versions. It’s difficult to translate the Greek word for “meek” into English in a single word. The
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Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord! (Psalm 144:15, ESV) Psalm 144 is a psalm of blessings in life. I imagine King David was on the roof of his palace one day during his morning devotions, and while looking over Jerusalem, he considered all that God had done for him — from a lowly
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After the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper (1 Kings 19:12, NLT). Elijah was having quite a week. He had confronted and defeated the 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. After this encounter, Elijah went home only to
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That the tested genuineness of your faith — more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire — may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:7, ESV). When someone comes to me with a problem or a complaint, I give them a test. I’m
But when the Son of Man returns, how many will he find on the earth who have faith? (Luke 18:8, NLT). In the end-times, trials and difficulties will come with increasing frequency and intensity. If we are prepared, trials shouldn’t create anxiety. The Bible says that we are to live by faith from the beginning
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They say, “Come, let us wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” (Psalm 83:4, ESV) Throughout the world, we now hear adversaries of Israel chant, “From the river to the Sea.” Understanding this phrase’s full intention, it’s a call to completely wipe out Israel — that the Jews
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A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed (Proverbs 15:13, ESV). I enjoy laughing. I come from a family of laughter. Family get-togethers with my grandparents, my parents, my children, and my grandchildren have featured laughter for generations. Even during the loss of family members — it doesn’t take
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For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go (Psalm 91:11, NLT). I usually write about an entire Psalm in the Saturday Interruption. Today, I’m focusing on one verse about angels and our need for them in this age. Why do we need angels today? Fortunately, we have spiritual allies who are
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