I’m Adopted (Reflections on Romans 8:14-17)

Romans 8:14-17 says,  For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.  The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to son-ship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”  The Spirit himself testifies […]

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Be Childish (Reflections on Matthew 18:4)

Matthew 18:4 says, Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. My reflection on this verse is as follows: I will reverence You oh God and humbly submit myself to You and Your will.  I will depend on Your direction.  I will stretch my hands to […]

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The Lord is Enough (Reflections on Psalms 119:57)

Psalms 119:57 says, Thou art my portion, O Lord;  I have said that I would keep thy words. My reflection on this verse is this: God is with me.  He is my gift and I have an inheritance through Him.  He is for me and because of that he is enough for any situation.  Nothing can […]

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Your Cup Runneth Over (Reflections on Psalms 23:5)

Psalms 23:5 says, Thou (God) prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies, Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. My reflection relative to this verse is as follows: Lord, you have promised in our word that I wouldn’t be the same after coming into contact with you.  You have […]

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What is Within You

Mark 7:15:23, there is nothing from without a man that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man…for from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts…all these evil things come from within, and defile the man. The key for us […]

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Set Apart (Reflections on I Thessalonians 5:23)

I Thessalonians 5:23 says, Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The word sanctify means to be set apart, to make holy; consecrate.  God is so intimate with you that He […]

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PMA (Reflection on Philippians 4:8)

When I was in high school our football coach visited every classroom in the school and delivered the PMA message.  What was PMA?  PMA stood for Positive Mental Attitude.  He believed that we had a losing tradition, in part, because of how we thought.  He felt there was power in thinking positively that would influence […]

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Power in the Blood

The words of an old hymn came to life for Tracy and I yesterday.  The chorus says this: There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r In the blood of the Lamb; There is pow’r, pow’r, wonder-working pow’r In the precious blood of the Lamb. We were in our living room enjoying a fire.  Tracy came into […]

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What’s Holding You Back

II Timothy 1:8-9 says, …God has saved us and called us with a holy calling. We all have been put on this earth by almighty God. God purposed for us to be here at this time. He called us with a holy calling. He has plans that we are to fulfill. He has given each […]

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Your answer has been provided

James 1:6 says, “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.  For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed”. How many times do we continue to ask God for the same things.  We ask and ask and ask until we can see a physical answer or […]

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