Peace From Obedience

"And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him:and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together." (1 Kings 5:12) Solomon lived the beginning of his reign over Israel according to God's commands. He carried on David's alliances and lived up to the name...

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Conviction of the Intention

2 Samuel 23:15-17 "And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought...

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Repentance After Conviction

2 Samuel 24:10"And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done:and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly." This was after David ordered his men...

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It's Not the Physical Cross

Yesterday, during the service of the Lord's supper, I was thinking: what makes the cross so special? Then I thought, it wasn't the cross that made Christ's sacrifice unique.  So often we only limit Christ's sacrifice to the contents of the earthly cross. If it was the cross alone that made...

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Children of God

"He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1 : 11-13 Just reading this verse...

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Are You Wood From the Vine?

"Then the Word of the Lord came to me, saying:  "Son of man, how is the wood of the vine 'better' than any other wood,  the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?  Is wood taken from it to make any object?  Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on?  Instead,...

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Never Too Far Gone For God

"Even if I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;  even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me;  even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; But...

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Power and Faith

"And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people." Acts 6:8      For the majority of my life I believed that if a person had power it would be inevitable that they use it for evil, no matter how good they were before they had power. (ie....

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