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Promise – 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
When Grandma passed away a few months ago, it reminded me of the exciting promise of eternal life. Reading through 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 is a wonderful insight into passing from life on earth to life in heaven.  Here is how I broke the passage down in brief to help me understand certain sections and...
Debt – Romans 13:8
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. (NIV) I have heard before in books and on TV that a Christian should not borrow, perhaps even citing this verse.  In everyday life however it is nearly impossible, if...
Taxes – Romans 13:6-7
How many times have you thought that you would do a better job with Tax payers money than the government of that time? I think only the other day I was complaining at what our government was doing! As much however as we disagree with what our government(s) may be doing for our country, we still have...
Power of Prayer – Exodus 17:10-13
I am reading the book titled “Too Busy Not To Pray” by Bill Hybels, as the Holy Spirit has been convicting me of my lack of prayer time, and I want to learn best practices for praying, and even how to pray as sometimes my prayers can be a jumble of words, that sometimes I don’t even...
A Comfort
Here is a verse that I have found a comfort recently: Rom 8:37-39 ESV (37) No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (38) For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, (39) nor height nor depth,...
Growth – Psalm 1:2, 3
Psalm 1:2, 3: “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law He meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.” A free man delights in the law of the Lord.  He feeds daily on his word.  (day...