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The Good from Evil

The presence of evil is all around us and has been inescapable since the time of Adam. God is not the author of evil – but He will take evil and use it for His divine purpose. He doesn’t call the evil good, evil is still evil, but His plans are always perfect. Joseph was…
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El Deah – Trusting the One Who Knows

God is the Author and Designer of universes. He knows every detail because they were made by Him. There is nothing beyond His understanding. Yet it is not until Hannah’s song, that we find the first use of His name, El Deah, the God of knowledge. Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance…
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Into Your Hand: A safe deposit

Into Your hand I commit my spirit.   Psalm 31:5 David, in a time of peril and distress, made this declaration to God. The word commit is translated from afkid, which has a connotation of a deposit, like a bank deposit. It is voluntary and can be temporary. It is this passage from the Psalms that…
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Contentment: The goal and the prize

But godliness with contentment is great gain.  1 Timothy 6:6 Timothy, pastor to the church of Ephesus, was faced with some false teachers of the faith and Paul wrote this letter to instruct him. It seems that there were teachers who attempted at a godly life in order to reap material wealth. He has an unhealthy…
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