Jesus answered an important question.
Author: Gene Slavit
I remember seeing “Old Faithful” at Yellowstone Park years ago with Sherry and our very young son. One of our spiritual fruit is “faithfulness.” Jesus was the example of that in trusting his Father and believing the Scriptures. Psalm 20 heralds what he would be and do.
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Life’s Long Journey
Here’s a poem and hymn I’m writing for you today:
Life’s long journey may seem fast,
Each day’s work can make it last,
Long into the dark of night,
Keeping earthly things in sight.
Lift our vision to the skies,
Heaven’s place where we’ll arise.
Doff the cares of shallow days,
Look unto its golden rays.
Set your thoughts on things ahead,
Where Christ sits up from the dead.
Never let the world defy,
All the blessings by and by.
So, this day let’s give our all,
Answering the Father’s call.
Stoked and set and ready bent,
Doing, going where we’re sent!
Amen. I love you.
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Christ, Our Solid Rock!
Jesus is the rock, the solid stone on which we stand.
I love the old hymn:
On Christ the solid rock I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
All other ground is sinking sand.
Christ is the rock.
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Heart Truths from Psalm 18
Psalm 18 in the “Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic of The Peshitta” by George M. Lamsa has some great truth. It reminds me of our Father’s loving strength and support. And it is all through the Messiah, His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
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Never Disappointed: Praying in the Spirit
We will NEVER be disappointed in our hope and trust in Christ.
TNT. It can mean a couple of things, and both are powerful. TNT is confused with dynamite as being the same thing. However, the two are not similar at all. Dynamite is made of an absorbent medium coated in nitroglycerin and wrapped in a holding tube. TNT on the other hand is an actual compound, trinitrotoluene. Due to its relative insensitivities, TNT was deemed to be a safer alternative to dynamite. In other words, TNT needs to be ACTIVATED in order to show its power.
The other TNT is “The New Testament.” This is not only a portion of the Bible text, but the agreement God made with all people through His Son, Jesus Christ.
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Unanimously Living for God
I have a copy of the “unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united states of America” on my desk. Being a Latin teacher, I like words like “unanimous.” As you can figure out from unicycle, “uni” means “one” [the universe, verto means “turn,” turns as one]. The Latin word “animus” means mind or life [“animals” are “animated” with a mind]. So, these thirteen different states were of “one mind” on overcoming the political oppression they faced and moving ahead as one new nation. What about those of us who are “one new body” in Christ? Can we be unanimous?
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Walking in the Light
Have you ever stubbed your toe because you had no “night light”? God wants us to see where we are going spiritually. Jesus told us about this.
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Truly Knowing the Father
Our greatest joy in life is to know our heavenly Father through His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. There is so much we can learn from our spiritual fellowship, full sharing, with our Father through Christ. There is also a lot we DON’T know.