“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” 2 Corinthians 4:17 September 14, 2022 Hardships, distresses, beatings, imprisonments, labors, sleeplessness, hunger, in danger of death, thirty-nine lashes, shipwrecked, dangers from robbers, and much more. All this doesn’t sound like “light afflictions.” Imagine what Paul must have […]
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“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.” 2 Corinthians 4:16 September 13, 2022 Do you need some encouragement? We all do. Even the apostle Paul with his dramatic conversion, having seen the resurrected Jesus, and his undaunted courage in the
“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.” Isaiah 6:1 September 12, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022. For seventy years she reigned as the Queen of England. I have vivid memories
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“And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside….And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the
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“So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.” John 12:35 September 8, 2022 Each passing day the shadows are lengthening. We have fewer daylight
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“And they will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.” 2 Timothy 4:4 September 7, 2022 They are annoying. We all get them, some of us more than others. They are unsolicited messages that have a product they want to sell. Helpfully, many phones will post the word “Spam” to
“For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life – is not from the Father but is from the world.” 1 John 2:16 September 6, 2022 Pride parades are not limited to special events on the calendar. Pride of life parades
“For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life – is not from the Father but is from the world.” 1 John 2:16 September 5, 2022 There is a tradition that says there were some of the Pharisees in Jesus’ day
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“For all that is in the world – the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life – is not from the Father but is from the world.” 1 John 2:16 September 2, 2022 Big-city smog. It can be deceptive. There was a time when Chattanooga, Tennessee, was known
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” 1 John 2:15 September 1, 2022 Affection for that which stands in opposition to God is spiritual adultery. Loving “the world” is not enjoying the planet God has created or
