Category: bride of Christ
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in be ready, born again, bride of Christ, children of God, Christ’s return, deception-delusion-discernment, discipleship, faithful-steadfast, free will, freedom, gifts, Holy Spirit, hope, idolatry, Jesus-Messiah-the Christ, kingdom of God, last days-end times, love, lukewarm Christians, mark of the beast, repentance, salvation-redemption, sanctification, sexual immorality, sovereignty, temple of God, thanksgiving-grateful, the Church, tribulation-persecution-trials-testing, walk in the Spirit, wisdom-truth, worship-praise-honorin messageThis devotional was originally written by me in December, 2014, but not published anywhere until 2016, and then updated in July, 2018 (and deleted the parts of it which had been split up into 20 posts). I have updated it again in December, 2022. The entire article can be downloaded as plain text pdf with…
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Ears to Hear
He who has ears, let him hear.” Matthew 13:9 The above verse is from the Parable of the Sower, which is about how various people respond to hearing the Good News of salvation through Jesus. If we read the whole chapter, we find that not everyone who hears and even accepts the Gospel will actually…
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A Parable: The Neglectful Fiancée
A young woman’s fiancé went to war, leaving her with his valuables before departing. He wrote many love letters to her while he was away. His beloved missed him very much, but she managed to carry on with her life in his absence. Finally (and suddenly) the day came when he returned, and he invited…
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A Willing Heart
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also. 2 Corinthians 6:11-13 God doesn’t forcefully take anything from us in this age of grace. That would be…
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Spirit of Christ
Have you ever pondered the indescribably beautiful and immeasurably great miracle that God lives inside of those who are born again? I wrote about it in my devotional on Layout for Today.
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As Christ Loved the Church
Today I am sharing a post written last month for Layout for Today about God’s design for families, including male and female roles. These days a great many people, including many Christians, support equal rights. This devotional looks at that topic from a biblical view. My purpose is to speak the truth, not to tell…
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Be Sincere
I thought I would share this post from a month ago on Layout for Today, entitled “Artificial Love,” where I look into how we have come to accept artificial versions of things in this world–sweeteners, for example. However, God is faithful, true and genuine. He has no use for artificial worship, professions of faith or “love.” If…
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Be Holy
I’d like to share my post Be Holy from a couple of days ago on Layout for Today. As believers, it’s important for us to understand that the encouragement and also warnings in the Bible to live for God, wholeheartedly devoted to serving Him, is for us. If those words were directed to unbelievers, then…
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My Song
I would like to emphasize that none of us are going to be perfect until the moment Jesus has finished His perfect work in us. (Philipp. 1:6) He told us not to worry. (Matt. 6:34) We can only live one day at a time. If we try to relive the past or handle tomorrow in…
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Clothe Yourselves
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe…
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Welcome! (Why Clothe Yourselves?)
Welcome to my new blog! Thanks for meeting me here. My purpose is to post articles encouraging believers to prepare for the return of Jesus, the bridegroom of the church. (John 3:29, John 17:6, Eph. 5:29-32, Col. 1:24, 1 Cor. 6:15-20, 2 Cor. 11:2, Rev. 19:7-8, Rev. 9:14, Rev.17:14) The words spoken to those who…