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“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 There is a legend of a man recounted in the classic devotional Springs in the Valley who found the barn where Satan kept his seeds ready to be sown in the human »

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. 1 John 4:18 Reading the Bible you become aware of what appears to be conflicting thoughts concerning fear. There is the oft stated command to fear God compared to the verse above to cast out fear through perfect »

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 Last week a man celebrated his 101st »

“The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish…to flee from the Lord. Jonah 1:1-3 “A person often »

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed….Therefore, we do not lose »

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last »

“After He had dismissed them, He went up in the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone. Jesus in Matthew 14:23 Can you be alone in a crowd? Absolutely! A great portion of your life is lived in the privacy of your own consciousness, or »

“During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears for the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Hebrews 5:7 “I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood »

“The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. »

Tomorrow’s holiday, Independence Day, is above all else about HOPE. It is the natural hope of all humanity to be free and to enjoy the hope freedom procures. It is primarily why we Americans still celebrate July 4th; for the hope of freedom and the hope which protects freedom is »