14 but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. It is important for us to understand the life-cycle of sin if we are ever going to end its tyranny in our lives. The first thing we need to realize is that sin is an internalContinue reading “13Oct2008 James 1:14”
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12Oct2008 James 1:12
12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. None of us likes trials, at least those of us who are normal. But if we weather the trial the way God wantsContinue reading “12Oct2008 James 1:12”
11Oct2008 James 1:2
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, Have you ever been just traveling though your life and unexpectedly get stuck in a trial, a struggle in your faith-journey? It is almost as if you were on a ship headed for that perfect desert island and whammo, a sandbarContinue reading “11Oct2008 James 1:2”
10Oct2008 Heb 13:19
19 I particularly urge you to pray so that I may be restored to you soon. I think we all get impatient at times. Even in prayer we can get impatient. We want the answer now rather than later, sooner rather than delayed. We want a ‘yes’ rather than a ‘no’ or a ‘wait’, orContinue reading “10Oct2008 Heb 13:19”
9Oct2008 Heb 13:5
5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” We are not to live lives that center on money. Our lives need to center on eternal things, our relationship with God and ourContinue reading “9Oct2008 Heb 13:5”
8Oct2008 Heb 12:15
15 See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. Bitterness affects not just the person who is bitter. That root spreads out and touches many other people’s lives. That is why it is especially prudent to deal with theContinue reading “8Oct2008 Heb 12:15”
7Oct2008 Heb 12:14
14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. It can be hard to get along with some people, because some people are just hard to get along with! Unfortunately, I have discovered over the years that the people I haveContinue reading “7Oct2008 Heb 12:14”
6Oct2008 Heb 12:10-11
10 Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained byContinue reading “6Oct2008 Heb 12:10-11”
5Oct2008 Heb 12:4
4 In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. Jesus resisted sin to such a great degree that, in order not to sin, He went to the Cross. He could have chosen sin, but He chose to suffer in our place. There was a recentContinue reading “5Oct2008 Heb 12:4”
4Oct2008 Heb 12:1
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. This verse follows all the great stories of faith in the previous chapter. Those who receivedContinue reading “4Oct2008 Heb 12:1”
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