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2 Peter 1:7-9 Knowledge of God involves more than just who He is but also His will for you and your life. As a believer we are each designated to serve a purpose for a kingdom we can’t fully imagine. We each make up one loop of a carpet of which we cannot fathom the…
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2 Peter 1:7-9 As God works in your life and changes your heart to resemble His Spirit and not the darkness of the earth, your goodness will flow from you. All good comes from God. (3 John 1:11) Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil…
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(2 Peter 1:5-9) 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you…
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Believers are meant to be the light for the world, an example of the power found in God’s grace and guidance. People see believers and their focus falls on those times where the faith and obedience of the believer falls short of holy. They use these moments as opportunities to point out their perceived fallibility…
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The world is drifting toward self-focus. Between cameras on the front of phones, an actual name for a self-portrait (selfie), and a stick that allows for better self-portraits; the world falls deeper into inward focus. The more we give to God the closer we are to Him. The giving doesn’t include the material things of…
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An Example in Adversity In the midst of hard times and adversity people tend to wonder why God would put them in such a difficult position. The truth is that we cannot know the mind of God. His ways are above our ways and His thoughts above our thoughts. I believe that adversity in its…
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Slavery in Egypt –> Life without God We are born into a life of slavery. We are a slave to sin and subsequently the master of this world the devil. Our sin separates us from the light of God. We continually fall short of God’s glory as we struggle for meaning and happiness in a…
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As I journey through the later parts of Exodus I find the parallels to our journey prying at my heart. I hear many people ask: ‘Why doesn’t God just show Himself to everyone in an undeniable way?’ or ‘Wouldn’t a just God save everyone?’ I believe that Exodus, Deuteronomy, and Numbers provide us a…
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