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Why, Why, Why?

"Why" is likely one of the most dreaded words for today.  We say, “If they’d just …,” -- “If I could only …,” -- “If everyone would …”  Shoulda’, woulda’, might’ve … and there’s that slippery little “if.”  “If” this, then that.  “If” is the foundation of imaginary things, true, but “if” is also among the bricks that build air castles.  "If" is an important and necessary word, but we often use "if" to our own demise.  Why?
 
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Words of Praise

The sky is clear, I mean not a cloud in the sky this evening, just blue and blue as far as you can see in any direction.  As to God’s brilliance about His color – blue – it’s the color of the sky, ocean, sleep, and twilight; blue …
 
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The Merchandiser

Our adversary, the merchandiser, is the one whose will is fully set against God and ourselves, now and forever.  It’s important to know something of who it is that constantly grieves the nations as a whole and us as individuals...
 
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What Is Your Armor Made Of?

The world around us, especially law enforcement and the military, put hundreds of thousands of dollars into research for better armor every year.  Yet, there is a part of ourselves for which there is no armor except the armor which God supplies us, by way of believing...
 
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He Is

Jesus isn’t just a “was”.  He isn’t only “here and now” and soon to fade away like a fair-weather friend.  He is the Messiah, King of the Universe, the One who eclipses the speed of light, able to be in the past, the present, and the future all at the same time.  He has no up, no down, no front nor back; not top or bottom.  He is infinitely God, able to move backward and forwards in time at will, for He is beyond time and space, He is God...
 
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The Value of Honesty

Honesty is like a magnet radiating a strong magnetic force; in the heart of God’s people it is a clear bell set on a hill; like a clarion call, it draws truth-hungry people to engage.  Honesty should be one of our...
 
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Justice

God has woven the need for justice into the very fabric of creation.  Like all ideals, however, justice has its greatest value when it is lived out in daily life.
 
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The Quick and The Dead

In Isaiah 59:14-15 there are four which go together:  justice, righteousness, truth, and honesty.  It is not possible to have justice without truth and honesty.  Neither is it possible to have Godly kindness without compassion.  Wherever justice is, truth and honesty are always nearby.
 
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Of Privilege and Pretense

Psalm 37:11 “But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.”  Psalm 37:34 “Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land.”  Inheritance from God is a privilege, not something we …
 
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Beyond the Vanishing Point

God, YHWH, who is rich in mercy is the King of the Universe.  What an amazing heart God has toward us, and I mean not just those who believe on His name, but all people.  Because the Lord is merciful, Matthew 5:45 “… He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.”
 
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Personal Holiness

Purity is one of God's attributes, and concerns the necessity, and power of living a consistent and repeatable life of being unmixed and undiluted with the world ... a life of our being the same in private as we are in public ... consistent and repeatable.
 
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Reference Points and Patterns

What or Who is the reference point and pattern in your decision-making machine, concerning how to choose and live?  What or who governs your appetites?  Whoever stands at the helm of your boat has incredible influence concerning where that boat goes, so I must ask, “Who is in your wheelhouse?”  We need a reference...
 
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Living A Circumspect Life

Luke 14:28-30, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.‘”
 
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Where Two Ways Meet

What do all of the following words have in common? Crossroad, intersection, cloverleaf, crosswalk, crossway, exchange, grade crossing, gridiron, interchange, junction, traversal, underpass.  They are all places where paths or roads meet and a decision must be made. True, we …
 
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All For Jesus

Luke 15:13, “And not many days after the younger son gathered all his stuff together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.”  Psalm 53:1, “The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."
 
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God of All Comfort

Deuteronomy 31:8 “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."  To what or whom do you turn when you’re in the middle of a terrific storm or experiencing a terrible loss?  Someone?  No one?  Anyone?  Are there any truly safe people in your life who would comfort...
 
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Song of the Morning

 
In the morning….there’s just something very important about “in the morning”.  It’s like really important stuff always seems to happen at that time.  We set off on a trip "in the morning," we pray “first thing” in the morning, we begin another day “in the morning”; our thoughts seem more fresh and crisp in the morning...
 
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Pledges and Affirmations

Are you a typical promise-maker and promise-breaker? If you tend to break your promises, let me suggest you do more and promise less. Better to pledge...
 
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Options at the End of Your Rope

The storm is raging, I mean the ocean spray across the deck is being blown so hard it stings your skin and eyes and there is nowhere to hide from the pounding, the thunder and ...
 
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His Attribute of Commitment

The Lord has many attributes, all of them holy, righteous and true. Some examples of His attributes are knowledge, mercy, dependability, wisdom, vision, and compassion, to name a few.  I’ve made a list of 94 and I’m sure that is …
 
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A Persistent Pursuit

It is by the intense, persistent pursuit of Christ we come into the call and anointing to heal, prophecy, and raise the dead; not by our incessant surrounding ourselves with people who have something we want. Christ alone is our source, …
 
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Call It What It Is

Life, for me, has radically changed over the last 52 years of walking with Jesus.  In these years God has taught me so many things. i’ve learned to not be angry about everything and for a guy who was easily …
 
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Wounds Require Binding and Binding Takes Time

Some wounds clear up pretty quickly, but there are wounds of the heart and soul that take time, introspection, insight, and understanding to resolve.  When a friend is surprisingly brutal or you're left with a cruel betrayal, it leaves a …
 
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Facets of Reticence

What is silence? Is it good or bad? Sometimes both, sometimes neither, it depends on why. Is it a something or a nothing? Many times we expect an answer from God, our spouse, a child, or whom-so-ever we are engaging with, but there is just silence, or no reply.  In that space of no reply many of us...
 
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