Tag Archives: Jesus

PARANOIA LEADS TO MURDER

Paranoia is synonymous with fear, mistrust, suspicion, and obsession. When we fear the losses of affection, trust, and loyalty of those around us; we tend to first look at what is wrong with them instead of looking inside to see … Continue reading

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FEAR IS REAL—BUT GOD IS MORE REAL!

Have you ever been on the run from something you didn’t want to face?  We’ve all made these “runs” more times that we want to admit.  We put off facing what lies ahead as our minds imagine the worst that … Continue reading

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THE FUGITIVE

Innocent of the crime, wrongly sentenced with circumstantial evidence, pronounced  guilty by the court of law of murdering his wife; the former doctor saw a chance to flee and took it.  Now a fugitive, he runs for his life for … Continue reading

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PARANOIA AND FEAR

When all is going well in our lives; we can become self-sufficient in our thinking. It is a strong temptation to think we deserve praise for successes that come our way.  This thinking leads to a trait unbecoming a leader—envy … Continue reading

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WALKING WORTHY 

“Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.”—Paul, imprisoned for preaching Jesus, encourages the church.  Ephesians 4:1, NLT It must have been painful … Continue reading

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GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT CHANGES HIS CHOSEN KING

“Lord, give us what we think we need! Give us what we want—a king!” We shutter when Israel shouts these demands to our Almighty God; but don’t we do that in our prayers in times of sheer frustration and fear, … Continue reading

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WE PLAN—GOD DECIDES

“In the beginning, God…” Genesis 1:1 We think that if we have this or that all will go well in our lives therefore, we plan, work hard, save, then obtain that which we think we will make our lives better. … Continue reading

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IT’S NOT YOU; IT’S ME

In once intimate relationships where trust is growing tenuous, love, based on self-satisfaction is fleeting, and faith in each other is fractured because of envying what other people have in life; trouble is forthcoming.  The judgment hammer falls cruelly when … Continue reading

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TURNING BACK TO GOD

Come thou Fount of every blessingTune my heart to sing Thy graceStreams of mercy, never ceasingCall for songs of loudest praise … Teach me some melodious sonnetSung by flaming tongues abovePraise the mount I’m fixed upon itMount of God’s redeeming love … Continue reading

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GIVING BACK TO SAVE THEMSELVES

Afflicted by plagues of rats and tumors, the Philistines returned the ark to Israel. The plagues were like the plagues the Egyptians suffered when they would not bend to God’s command to let His enslaved people go a few centuries … Continue reading

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