Category: messages
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Not a New Commandment
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And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you…
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I Will Meditate
On the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works, I will meditate. Psalms 145:5 quickpage: Give Me Sunshine by Eudora Designs (retired) NOTE: When the Bible says meditate, it does not mean “empty your mind” like it often does these days. People will also sometimes use the term “mindfulness” when they actually…
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Assembly of the Firstborn
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to…
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Lay Aside Every Weight
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set…
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According to His Work
Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God, and that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work. Psalm 62:11-12 collection: Woodland December by A Giving Heart Studio Note: Those who are IN Jesus will not be condemned for…
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If
The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny him, He also will deny us; if we are faithless, He remains faithful— for He cannot deny Himself. 2 Timothy 2:11-13 stacked paper: Abundant Blessings by…
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Who Hindered You?
You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. Galatians 5:7-9 kit: Joyful Harvest by A Giving Heart Studio context: For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a…
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Love Your Precepts
Consider how I love Your precepts! Give me life according to Your steadfast love. Psalm 119:159 kit: Joyful Harvest by A Giving Heart Studio Notice that in the hours leading up to His arrest and crucifixion, Jesus gave special instructions and reminders to His disciples. He didn’t say “be sure to keep the letter of…
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The Bread of Wickedness
For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble. For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. Proverbs 4:16-17 mini kits: A Little Crush and This is Us by Blue Heart Scraps (flower color modified); photo: Morgue Files…
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With Sincerity
Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Colossians 3:22 kit and template: When You’re Slightly Strange by Heartstrings Scrap Art Bundle At first glance, it might seem that the above verse doesn’t really apply to us living…
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Under a Curse
For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” Galatians 3:10 stacked paper: Love Song by ADB Designs, brushwork: Pieces of Me by Armina Designs; frame by…
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A Gospel Contrary
As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. Galatians 1:9 kits, clusters: Fragrant Sketches, Tenderness, Winter Holidays – all by PrelestnayaP context: I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you…
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Pleasing Meditation
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD. Psalm 104:34 I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. Psalms 119:15 wordstrips say: “read the Bible very often” “ponder what it says” “put it into daily practice” (text circle repeats both verses) kit: Stories to Tell…
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Speaking the Truth in Love
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up…
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Husbands and Wives
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Colossians 3:18-19 kit: Posh by Oscraps Designers PLEASE NOTE that this is not about the wife being a doormat or less valuable, but about orderliness in the home and in the Church. There…
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Children of the Day
For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:5 kit: Beautiful Inside by Alexis Design Studio, cluster by Blue Heart Scraps Everyone is invited to become a child of God by believing that the Good News (“Gospel”), which is that…
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One Shepherd Forevermore
“My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in My rules and be careful to obey My statutes. They shall dwell in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children’s children shall dwell…
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Deceiving Yourselves
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22 kit and stacked paper: The Journey by Optic Illusions You might enjoy reading my devotional, “Beautiful.” You can view and/or download it in magazine style pdf (48 mb) here, or text w/highlighting format pdf (.5 mb) here. All of my other…
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Treasuries of Wisdom and Knowledge
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of…
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The Foremost
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 1 Timothy 1:15 And when Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not…
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Judged Me Faithful
I thank Him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because He judged me faithful, appointing me to His service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith…
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Believed and Were Baptized
Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. Acts 18:8 kit: The Apothecary Shoppe Sampler (Jan. 2020 DSS color challenge) by ADB Designs Notice the order given above: first, hear (understand) and believe, then be baptized. (Matt.…
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The Sojourner
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:18-19 kit: Pickleberry Pop Jan. 2020 Mystery Box context: “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to…
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Set His Heart in Love
Yet the LORD set His heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. Deuteronomy 10:15 kit: Christmas Spirit by Neia Scraps context: “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to…
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Comes to the Light
“For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” John 3:20-21 photo mask by Papier Studio,…