God tells us in Leviticus and 1 Peter to be holy as He is holy. But we just can’t do it! Praise the Lord that what He requires of His people, He also supplies. He satisfied His requirement for a sacrifice to atone for all sin through the death of His Son, the Holy Lamb […]
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I will never grow in humility if I don’t spend much time with the One who is my example of humility. In order to live out Philippians 2:3-4 and have a humble attitude that extends horizontally to those around me, I must first and very often humble myself before the Lord.
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On the road to Emmaus in Luke 24, two men shared their confusion and sadness over Jesus’ crucifixion and death, saying they “had hoped” Jesus was the one who would redeem Israel. How do circumstances we cannot understand derail our hope?
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The early church in Acts 2 knew each other well enough to know personal needs and be able to give to one another. We were created for fellowship with other believers. Do you have that? If not, embrace the awkward and put the consistent effort in to find and build it. If you do enjoy […]
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Does the way we respond when we are faced with accusation line up with Romans 12:18 that challenges us to do all we can possibly do to live at peace with those around us? The Eastern Tribes of Israel gives us an example of what this could look like in Joshua 22.
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We hate to wait. Our flesh and our culture tell us that if we are waiting, something must be wrong. Then our tendency is to take matters into our own hands just like the Israelites did in Exodus 32. But God uses waiting and tells us in Isaiah 40:31 that strength grows when we wait […]
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Jesus addresses our tendency to look horizontally twice in the Gospels. Spec spotting is a tempting hobby, but it divides our energy and compromises our effectiveness for the kingdom of God.
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Broken relationships and betrayal are hard realities of our fallen world. We know that we are called to forgive others as we have been forgiven, but how can we live in that forgiveness when the heaviness of it overwhelms our spirit? Joseph experienced tender betrayal from his own family and lived out forgiveness to them […]
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When faced with fears, a broken relationship and the consequences of his sin, Jacob sought refuge in God and was undone as he acknowledged his own unworthiness and remembered God’s kindness and faithfulness.
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The Lord can use hardship to reveal a layer of pride we were unaware of while on the mountaintop. The story of Job shows how God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. And really, humility is our only right response when we encounter the Lord.
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