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May 25
God Is Always in Control
I admit that I often don’t understand why bad things happen. Even so, I believe that God has a purpose for everything He does or permits. My faith is rooted in the biblical principle that says the Lord is sovereign (Ps. 22:28). He is in absolute control of this universe, the natural and political climate of this earth, and my life and yours.
When we are in the midst of a trial, it is hard to resist crying out, “God, Why is this happening?” Sometimes we get the answer and sometimes we don’t. What we can be sure of is that nothing happens by accident or coincidence. He has a purpose for even our most painful experiences. Moreover, we have His promise to “cause all things to work together for good to those who love God” (Rom. 8:28).
Seeing in advance how the Lord will work evil or hurt for our benefit is very difficult, if not impossible. My limited human perspective doesn’t allow me to grasp His greater plan. However, I can confirm the truth of this biblical promise because the Father’s good handiwork appears all through my pain, hardship, and loss. I have experienced Him turn mourning into gladness and have seen Him reap bountiful blessings and benefits from my darkest hours.
As believers, we must accept that God won’t always make sense to us. Isaiah teaches that His ways and thoughts are higher than our own (Isa. 55:9). He sees the beautifully completed big picture. We can rely on the fact that God is in control, no matter how wildly off-kilter our world seems to spin.
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Reasons Why We Fail Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously (2 Cor. 9:6). Excuses are attempts to shift responsibility to something or someone besides ourselves.
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Unshakable Peace Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6). When Satan tells you to worry, God has the opposite in mind.
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Adjusting to God's Plan Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (Col. 3:2). God is immutable. He's not going to change to suit us.
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Meditation in Relationship Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation (2 Samuel 7:17). We need to realize that genuine maturity and effectiveness are tied to our relationship with the Lord.
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Can God Reach Those With Closed Minds? We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads' (Acts 26:14).
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Facing Death Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise" (Luke 23:43). A criminal, in the very process of dying, was rescued by Jesus right in front of the mocking crowd.
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The Gift of Prophecy God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out when you have faith that God is speaking through you (Romans 12:6). To employ spiritual gifts properly, we must walk closely with the Spirit.
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Praising in Troubled Times Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah (2 Chronicles 20:3). Self-pity is the natural human response to troubled times. Praise focuses our attention on God instead.
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Why Our Needs Remain Unmet But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind (James 1:6). If you cannot see God's work in your life, be sure to critically look at yourself from His perspective.
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Our Personal Accountability So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God (Romans 14:12). Godly friends are a rich source of accountability. They can help us discern pure motives and right actions, thoughts, and feelings.
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Is it a Need or a Desire? He who did not spare His own Son, but gave him up for us all -- how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? (Romans 8:32). There's nothing wrong with a desire, as long as it is within the will of God.
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Death, and the Impact the Cross Had But God did say, "You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die" (Genesis 3:3). We focus on living more than dying, but God wants us to understand some vital spiritual truths.
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Wisdom for Good Health I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize (1 Cor. 9:26-27). Separating spiritual life from the physical is not what God intended.
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Expressions of God's Goodness Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need (Hebrews 4:16). Imagine someone asking if God has been good to you. What comes to mind?
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Defending Against Temptation Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you (James 4:7-8). Satan prefers to attack when believers are hungry, angry, lonely, or tired (H.A.L.T.).
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Who Do You Say I Am? "But what about you?" He asked. "Who do you say I am?" (Matthew 16:15). The question hung in the air like a thick morning fog...
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Having a Mind and Heart for God The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands (Psalm 19:1). No one is born an atheist or agnostic.
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The Practical Helper We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us (1 Corinthians 2:12). After praying, have you eventually had a sense of assurance accompanied by knowledge of what to do?
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The Holy Spirit's Presence Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting (Acts 2:2). There had been no 'body of Christ' to which all disciples could belong. On Pentecost, all that changed.
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Eternal Life: You Can Be Sure I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life (1 John 5:13). In Christ, men and women should have no fear of physical death.
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Saved by Grace For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8). Piling up good works just doesn't get you right with God.
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God Desires Your Success But Samuel replied: "Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams" (1 Samuel 15:22). God's idea of success begins at the Cross.
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Sinning After Salvation My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have One who speaks to the Father in our defense -- Jesus Christ, the Righteous One (1 John 2:1). Where are your thoughts taking you today?
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Common Areas of Procrastination Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2). God has prepared work He wants us to do, and our delays in carrying out His plan constitute disobedience.
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Failure: The First Step to Victory I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out (Romans 7:18). Defeat in our lives doesn’t mean we are defeated.
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A Healthy Body God will bring ruin upon anyone who ruins this temple. For God's temple is holy, and you Christians are that temple (1 Corinthians 3:17). The human form represents the masterpiece of Creation, and God entrusted our bodies to our care.
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Blessed Motherhood A woman who fears the Lord shall be praised (Proverbs 31:30). The last few verses of Proverbs 31 offer an encouraging message...
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Faith on Trial Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you (1 Peter 4:12). The heavenly Father always has a purpose for testing believers’ faith.
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Believing God Is in Every Situation We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them (Romans 8:28). How can God even use our sin for good?
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Is God in Every Circumstance? God turned into good what you meant for evil. He brought me to the high position I have today so I could save the lives of many people (Genesis 50:20). God is in both the triumphs and tragedies of life, either sending or permitting them.
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The Victory of the Resurrection That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day (2 Corinthians 4:16). Although we may try to ignore it, our earthly frames are deteriorating and will eventually cease to function here on earth.
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A Question about the Resurrection Since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus comes, God will bring back with Jesus all the Christians who have died (1 Thessalonians 4:14). A resurrected body awaits every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Solving Problems Through Prayer At the moment they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves (2 Chronicles 20:22). Long before a crisis arises, a wise believer will be consistently seeking God.
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Passionate Obedience But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29). Imagine receiving a beating as a warning to stop talking about Jesus. Would you quit?
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Spiritual Joy Around midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening (Acts 16:25). Dr. Charles Stanley writes we can lose our gladness for several reasons...
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