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To make the most of our earthly existence, we must lose ourselves in the will of God (1 Peter 4:2). This we can do even when time is running out.
It's never too late to give ourselves totally to God. |
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The warm fellowship of the church will keep your heart from
growing cold. |
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If you're following Christ and experiencing some bumpy times, take heart--you're on the right road! |
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The Lord Jesus is our true Captain. The direction in which a church or any other ministry goes, the speed with which it develops, and the size to which it grows is His prerogative. Our task, no matter what our position or work, is to keep our eyes on Jesus and to keep on rowing. |
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Even long after we're dead and gone, our words may come to the
minds of those to whom we've witnessed and may be the means
of bringing them to faith in the Lord Jesus. Like seed buried in
the ground, God's Word that we've sown can lie dormant for many
years and then spring up to eternal life. |
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There is a powerful river of forgiveness that flows from the cross of Christ. No defilement, even though Augean, can withstand its cleansing flow. When we humbly confess our sins, all of our unrighteousness is washed away (1 John 1:9). We can be sure that our "sins, which are many, are forgiven" (Luke 7:47). |
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Although our previous years may have been blighted by sin, God is eager to restore us and give us much fruit from our labor. What we have learned from the past can now result in productive service for Him and heartfelt praise to Him. The year ahead is filled
with hope! |
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When we remember Jesus' cross and submit to the Father as He did, bitter experiences can become sweet. |
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If we want to know our idols, we need to consider our predominant thoughts, for what we think about most of the time may be an idol. Our last thought before we sleep, our first thought when we awake, our reveries throughout the day, are spent on the items and issues we treasure and trust. Any possession or person we put our hope in to bring us fulfillment, any goal or aspiration that becomes more important to us than God--these are the "gods" that attract our allegiance and subtly control our lives. |
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Only God can satisfy the deepest needs of our heart
and make us truly alive. That's why we would be wise to heed
the loving counsel of the apostle Paul: "My beloved, flee
from idolatry." |
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And so it is with us. Our ability to endure--no, to flourish--is dependent on our being rooted in Christ. Those who read His Word, reflect on it, and pray it into their lives bring forth the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), even into old age. As Psalm 92:14 says, "They shall be fresh and flourishing." |
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So I must stop worrying about the wind and the clouds and get on with it--scattering the seed wherever I go, regardless of the weather. You just never know. |
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