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Discussion on religion.
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We All Have a Limp
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Genesis 32:28) And He said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob [supplanter], but Israel [contender with God]; for you have contended and have power with God and with men and have prevailed. ~AMP~ Jacob was a man with many weaknesses, yet he pressed on with God ; he was determined to get God's blessing. God likes... more »
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Let Us Pray
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Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to your quiet harbour, where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict. Show me the course I should take. Renew in me the gift of discernment, so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go. And give me the strength and the courage to choose the right course, even when... more »
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Hold on to Your Peace
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Psalm 72:7) In His [Christ's] days shall the [uncompromisinglly] righteous flourish and peace abound till there is a moon no longer. ~AMP~ In the Bible, people are told to hold their peace, because peace is a place of power. God tells us not to be moved when our opponents and adversaries come against us. We are to remain constant,... more »
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Be Wise to the Enemy
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1 Peter 5:8) Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautiousat all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour. ~AMP~ Satan cannot devour just anybody he pleases. He has to... more »
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Your Worth Is Based on the Blood
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Revelation 1:5) To Him Who ever loves us and has once [for all] loosed and freed us from our sins by His own blood. ~AMP~ We need to come to the place where we are secure enough in who we are in Christ that we will not allow our sense of worth to be based on the opinions or actions of others. ... more »
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Listen to the Prompting of the Spirit
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Romans 7:6) But now we are discharged from the Law and have terminated all intercoursewith it, having died to what once restrained and held us captive. So now we serve not under [obedience to] the old code of written regulations, but [under obedience to the promptings] of the Spirit in newness [of life]. ~AMP~ ... more »
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Pray and Obay
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Psalm 40:6) Sacrifice and offering You do not desire, nor have You delight in them; You have given me the capacity to hear and obey [Your law, a more valuable service than] burnt offerings and sin offerings [which] You do not require. ~AMP~ God delights in our obedience. Naturally, it... more »
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Keep a Positive Attitude
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Ecclesiastes5:1) Keep your foot [give your mind to what you are doing] when you go [as Jacob to sacred Bethel] to the house of God. For to draw near to hear and obey is better than to give the sacrifice of fools [carelessly, irreverently] too ignorant to know that they are doing evil. ~AMP~... more »
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Be Prepared
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Deuteronomy 10:12) What does the Lord your God require of you but [reverently] to fear the Lord your God, [that is] to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being. ~AMP~ Philippians 2:14) Do all things without murmurings and... more »
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Obedience Brings Success
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2 Timothy 3:16) Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and convition of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action). ~AMP~... more »
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