The Psalmist was living his life. All seemed right with the world. Then his foes, and probably those he thought were his friends, joined together to lay a trap for him. It wasn’t just gossip and character assignation but a snare of intended death. The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me (v. […]
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In the movie, Forrest Gump, Forrest starts running. He says in the movie, “That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run.” Forrest ran for three years, two months, 14 days, and 16 hours. Then he stopped. On March 19, 2020, I began writing Interruptions – at least six days
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Therefore, angels are only servants – spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation (Hebrews 1:14, NLT). In 1975, I picked up a bestselling book by Billy Graham entitled Angel’s: God’s Secret Agents. I couldn’t stop reading the book. In the ’70s there were few books written on the topic of angels. The
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They must turn away from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it! (1 Peter 3:11, NIV) Definition of the Peace-O-Meter: An inner awareness given to us by the Spirit of our contentment and sense of well-being. High peace is good while high anxiety is bad. I memorized 1 Peter years ago
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Consider the following passages of scripture… First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God
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But the word of the Lord endures forever (1 Peter 1:25, NASB1995). Geology, archeology, and dermatology. I love the Word of God. The Bible says that the Word of God endures forever, and that Jesus is the Word (John 1:1)! The Greek word for “word” is “logos.” What you may not know is how “logos”
Surely there is a God who judges on earth (v. 11, ESV). The judgment of God is a common theme throughout the Bible. Human history started with God judging Adam and Eve, casting them out of the Garden of Eden, and will end with the Judgment Day depicted in Revelation 20. In Psalm 58, while fleeing
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I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14, ESV). I constantly hear or read statements that imply… something living came into existence through evolution. The sophisticated might describe evolution as a blind process of the living, plus time keeping or throwing out good or bad traits, and after billions of years
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Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires (2 Peter 3:3, NLT). The word “scoffing” in the Greek means deceiving or being deceived through skeptical denial. The Apostle Peter writes that in the last days “scoffers” will abound. They mock
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Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat! (2 Peter 3:11-12, NASB1995) As