Do you have prayers that have been on your lips and heart for a long time? You are in good company. The Bible is full of people who experienced the same thing. It is easy to become discouraged or give in to doubt. I can wonder if there is something wrong with me that God…
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Salvation’s Works
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 We know that we are saved by faith and not by our works. But when we have in turn good works because of our salvation, it…
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When God showed up
What do we mean when we say “God showed up?” Is our assumption that He wasn’t there before and now He is? It sounds like it, even if that’s not what we mean. God has promised He is with believers. He dwells within us individually as well as when we gather. So, when we claim…
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No second chance
I’m so glad I don’t have a God of second chances. Who’d want to go through an exact same regrettable experience again? A second chance is going back to the same starting place and trying again for the same thing. That works out sometimes, but not always. God doesn’t set us back to where we…
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