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The Dignity of Waiting

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you,    and therefore He exalts himself to show mercy to you.For the Lord is a God of justice;    blessed are all those who wait for Him. Isaiah 30:18 We make much of waiting on God, mostly for answered prayers. He uses that season in our life to grow our faith, build strength, develop character…
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Katartizo: Mending the Soul

And going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. Mark 1:19 The Greek word katartizo means to repair, restore or even to make perfect. It is the word used by the disciples when mending their nets. They understood how…
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I am Mephibosheth

The Gilead town of Lo-debar was a place no one really wanted to be. Lo-debar means no pasture, no word or no communication. It symbolizes desolation and lack of hope. It doesn’t seem like you’d be there if you had other options. Mephibosheth was in Lo-debar. He was the son of Jonathan and the grandson…
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New Creation

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 We are a new creation. Kainos, the Greek word new, refers to a new or different nature. It is not time bound, as in old versus new. This new nature will always be…
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