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Jesus in my Heart: His life not mine

Jesus in my Heart: His life not mine
I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Ephesians 3:16-17 Jesus lives in my heart. The Spirit dwells within me. This is interesting terminology and gives us one perspective of our relationship with God and…
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Benah: Let’s Build

Benah: Let’s Build
 Then the Lord God made (benah) a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. Genesis 2:22 God is Creator. In Genesis God created, or made, the earth, heavens, animals, trees – ex nihilo – out of nothing. God is also Builder and Designer. When He made…
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Shalom

Shalom
Shalom, or peace, is highly sought. But what is it really? One superficial definition would be the lack of war or conflict. But shalom is more than the absence of something. Some say it is a restoration or a making right. I like the understanding that it is wholeness or inner completeness. We associate it…
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Animals in Heaven?

Animals in Heaven?
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. Isaiah 65:25 Do you think this is symbolic language or literal? Though there is reasonable debate, I believe there will be animals in heaven. They are prevalent in God’s creation and reveal His beauty, His intricacy of design,…
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