Jeremiah 29:11 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
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Some years ago I heard a sermon on the radio delivered by Bob, a denominational preacher in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Bob devoted a significant part of his time to describing his immoral lifestyle before conversion. He drank booze, snorted cocaine, and managed a “girl review” in Las Vegas. He foolishly married an attractive young woman…
Romans 6:6-7 6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin— 7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.
Some skeptics say that the resurrection of Jesus took place in the disciples’ heads. Hypnosis, for instance, may explain their faith. Jesus was a master hypnotist. Before his death he trained his followers to have hypnotic experiences triggered by certain environmental cues. In these trances they would see Jesus alive. This theory puts too much…
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Lamentations 3:22-23 22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Look for reasons to be grateful. Even when everything seems to be going wrong. “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thess. 5:18). Decide to rejoice. Paul encouraged the Philippians to “rejoice in the Lord always” (Phil. 4:4). Happiness depends on what’s happening. Joy…
Psalm 55:22 22 Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Isaiah 25:9 9 In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
Imagine that your brief stay on this earth ends at midnight. The sun will rise in the morning, but you won’t see it. People will go to work and to school tomorrow, but you won’t. Birds will sing tomorrow. Children will laugh and play. Happy people will whistle Christmas carols. But you won’t hear a…