Winning Against Evil

2309) Evil is everywhere. It’s in our public figures, school shooters, and road-raged drivers. It’s easy to identify because evil just wants to destroy. This destruction certainly includes our physical lives, but it’s more deadly when it hides in words, minds and actions. When we are faced with evil, it might feel as if there’s
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The Second Time

2304) When Jesus became a human and lived on this earth, he was born for one purpose: to die and atone for each of us because we are sinful and separated from God. The sacrifice Jesus made for us cost him more than just his life. But the second time Jesus comes, Hebrews 9:28 tells
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A Step Back

2288) When I look at verses like Proverbs 1:7, I sometimes think, this verse isn’t about me. Why? The verse says, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Certainly, I have the “fear” or reverence for the Lord, but it is the second part of this verse
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Who Are You Serving?

2286) I confess, I really hate it when someone is angry or upset with me. I know this isn’t necessarily a bad thing because it gives me the opportunity to make things right. However, 1 Corinthians 7:23 tells me I was bought with a price (that was Jesus’ paying here); do not become bondservants of
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A Clean Slate

2285) Reading my Bible is a continual reminder that God is not like us. Yes, we are created in his image, but God is far beyond anything we’ll ever be. (Isn’t that good news!) Psalm 103:12 tells us God has removed our transgressions from us as far as the east is from the west. When
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Hearing Ears

2283) When I was in college, I had a roommate who was from Japan. I was amazed at her comprehension of the English language but even with this, she sometimes struggled with understanding. Why? Because English is a language that has many figures of speech. So many things we say can’t be taken literally. The
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Fighting Evil

2309) Evil is everywhere. It’s in our public figures, school shooters, and road-raged drivers. It’s easy to identify because evil just wants to destroy. This destruction certainly includes our physical lives, but it’s more deadly when it hides in words, minds and actions. When we are faced with evil, it might feel as if there’s
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Behind the Scenes

2241) For a few years, I had my oldest class work on a project that would become a puppet production. They wrote the play, made the puppets and scenery and practiced, practiced and practiced. I informed my young scholars that everyone’s role in the production was important yet sometimes the kids forgot that those who
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Sacrifice Comes in Different Packages

2240) The historic event recorded in Luke 21:1-4 has always encouraged me. It’s a report of the rich putting their gifts into the offering box that was in the temple.   Matthew 6:2 tells us that the rich in Jesus’ day (including the pharisees) would “sound the trumpet” when giving.   In the temple, there
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Choice not Emotion

2239) As a teen, I can remember reading Philippians 4:1, …for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. I didn’t understand it because I thought of contentment as an emotion yet, as I have matured, both in my Bible knowledge and circumstantially, I see something different in this verse.   The
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