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But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the Word of God, and observe it.” Luke 11:28 NAS The Word of God is a deep and rich life plan. From the instant we are saved, the Holy Spirit guides us in understanding and inspires us to new spiritual heights. As we embrace… Read more

But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the Word of God and do it.”   Luke 8:21 NAS Do you remember the moment when Jesus held out His hand to you and said, “Come…”?  From the instant that you said yes, you became one of His brothers and sisters.… Read more

O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your Holy Hill? He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart.  Psalm 15:1-2 (NAS) Where else would anyone rather be? The tent (tabernacle)was the place where man and God would meet through the intervention of the priests.… Read more

As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth. I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be… Read more

“Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.” Isa. 41:10a “Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 1:8 There are many instances in Scripture when God’s chosen people are afraid. But notice the… Read more

But like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”   1Peter 1:16 (NAS) Our new birth in the Spirit gives us a new relationship with God. He predestined us to be conformed to the likeness of His Son.… Read more

I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Thy wonders. I will be glad and exult in Thee; I will sing praise to Thy name, O Most High.   Psalm 9: 1-2 (NAS) Call it a holy moment. Start your day with a prayer of thankfulness. It’s easy to… Read more

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?  Psalm 22:1 ESV Jesus was fulfilling prophecy even at His last breath on the cross.  The Jewish crowd would have recognized that He was quoting the words of David, written over 1000 years previously.  Psalm 22… Read more

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My god, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 ESV How can it be that the most tragic event in human history is simultaneously the most glorious?  My sinless Savior was sentenced to death by… Read more

“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”   John 17:20-21… Read more