Category: Spiritual Digest

God’s Declaration and Desire For You

God’s Declaration and Desire For You

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 1Pt. 2:9 Who you are and why you are here on earth are essential questions that require the correct answers. Beyond that, one must live according to […]

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Do You Remember That God Is a God of Wrath?

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness. Rom. 1:18 Wrath is one attribute of God that many do not want to dwell on and consider a misfit for God. God’s attributes are interconnected, and you cannot separate one from the other. They are […]

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Forgive As God Forgave You

Forgive As God Forgave You

Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant, … ‘I canceled all that debt of yours … Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you.’ Matt. 18:32- 33 As Christians, forgiving those who wrong us is not optional. God requires it. We are to forgive no matter the magnitude of the […]

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Created For God Alone

Created For God Alone

You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being. Rev. 4:11. King James’ version states that God created all things for His pleasure. The point is that God did not create you for you but for Himself. We entertain the […]

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Know Before You Ask

Know Before You Ask

“Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’” Gen. 32:9. God always fulfills His promises a hundred percent. Any unfulfilled promise is not from God. Specific promises like God promised Jacob are for Jacob […]

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A Love that Compels Us to Love

A Love that Compels Us to Love

For Christ’s love compels us, … he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Cor. 5:14-15 A personal encounter with Christ is necessary for a believer to respond to God’s compelling love and live only for Him. The following ten traits are […]

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Wisdom to Live Right

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. But fools despise wisdom and discipline. Pro. 1:7 As we transition into the New Year, we need wisdom to live right and this verse gives us the perfect recipe. The starting place is the fear of the Lord which is reverence, dependence and absolute obedience to God. This is where […]

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Moses Parting the Red Sea, by Robert T. Barrett

Leadership is Not for Everyone

So now, go … bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go …? Ex. 3:10-11 Leadership is one of the most attractive responsibilities everyone feels entitled to and could perform well. People fight for this role, even in unfair ways. For believers, leadership is both a gift and a […]

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What It Means to Love God

What It Means to Love God

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. 1 Mark 12:30 Love is an attribute of God and defies easy definition. Secular minds define love in a limited sense as “profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.” Love is a strong, positive, and sublime virtue. The Church works with the Greeks’ understanding of love found across the pages of the Bible: Philia – […]

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Occupy Till I Come

Occupy Till I Come

So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back’. Luke 19:13 Jesus Christ is the Master, and all of us believers are His servants. Jesus has a right over us since He created and redeemed us through His death and resurrection. He owns us and everything that […]

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