Is God filling you?

Psalm 81.10 laments that if we would open our mouths God would fill them. The Lord longs to bless His people with Himself. We however long for lesser things. Had…

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What are we Pursuing?

1 Corinthians 10.6 explains history so that we will not crave evil things as they did. What has been recorded in the Scriptures, particularly with Israel under the first covenant,…

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Patient Endurance

1 Samuel 27.1 laments one of these days I am going to be swept away. For nearly ten years David had been waiting for God to fulfill His promise to…

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Working for Treasure

Matthew 6.20 commands that we accumulate for ourselves treasure in heaven. God does not have a problem with people pursuing wealth; He has a problem with people pursuing the wrong…

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Remember to obey God

Numbers 15.39 warns that we are not to follow after our own heart and eyes that lead us to unfaithfulness. The Lord told Israel to remember His commands and to…

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Trusting God

Psalm 27.14 commands God’s people to rely upon the Lord, to be strong and confident in Him. David had great faith in God and so God had great delight in…

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A rewarded life

Ecclesiastes 2.11 warns all our secular achievements and acquisitions are ultimately profitless. The wisest and wealthiest man in history tried to teach his son that no matter what he did…

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Service

Luke 1.38 records I am the servant of the Lord; let this happen to me. Mary was able to receive God’s work for her life because she defined herself as…

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Working our way to heaven

Matthew 25.40 reminds us that as you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine you did it for Me. The parable of the sheep and the…

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God is holy

Matthew 18.8 commands if your hand or your foot causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away. God takes sin quite seriously but we have come to…

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