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Category Archives: Adversity
Blessed by God or Blessed by Satan?
Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Business, Church, Discernment, God's Work, Money, Problems, Prosperity, Satan, Sowing and Reaping, Spiritual Warfare, Sports, The Devil, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Fidel Castro, Job's friends accuse him, Satan blessing people, Satan the god of this age, Satan the ruler of this world, source of wordly success, why do bad things happen to good people?, why do good things happen to bad people?
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Reaping in Due Season
Dean Smith was the legendary basketball coach at the University of North Carolina. During his 36 years at the school, his teams amassed 879 victories, won 17 ACC regular season titles, 13 ACC tournament titles, qualified for the NCAA national … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Disappointment, Doing Good, Encouragement, Eternity, God's Omniscience, God's Work, Heaven, Impatience, Ministry, Perseverance, Prosperity, Reward, Sacrifice, Service, Sports, Suffering, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged "I'm no better coach than I was...", Dean Smith, Galatians 6:7-9, God is not mocked, Michael Jordan's game winning shot, Roy Williams, UNC defeats Georgetown, whatever a man sows he will reap
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Humility
When boxer Muhammad Ali was in his prime, he was quite full of himself and loved to brag about his greatness. Some of this was done in a calculated way for show in order to promote his fights. Much of … Continue reading
“Lord, Why Am I Having to Wait?”
I was driving down the interstate one day, listening to a Christian radio station, when I happened to hear one of those little call-in promos such stations do. This promo featured a woman who had called the station to voice … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Belief, Comfort, Commitment, Desires, Disappointment, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Timing, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Impatience, Needs, Perseverance, Personal, Prayer, Prayer Requests, Problems, Prophecy, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged Bible examples of waiting on God, Israel's 400 years in Egypt, reasons why God delays His answer, waiting on God, Why does God make us wait?
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“Surely the Wrath of Man Shall Praise Thee”
The title for this post is taken directly from Psalm 76:10, the full text of which says: Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee; the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. (K.J.V.) But what does “Surely the wrath of … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Disappointment, Doing Good, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Omnipotence, God's Judgment, God's Work, Patience, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Rebellion, Revenge, Reward, Sowing and Reaping, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged 185000 soldiers killed, Daniel and the lions' den, Jacob and Laban, Joseph and his brothers, Mordecai and Haman, Romans 8:28, Sennacherib, surely the wrath of man shall praise thee, the fiery furnace, You meant it for evil but God meant it for good
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The Word American Christians Don’t Want to Hear
But the Lord said him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Children, Commitment, Courage, Disappointment, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Giving, God's Work, Loneliness, Ministry, Money, Parenting, Pastors, Persecution, Perseverance, Preaching, Priorities, Problems, Prosperity, Service, Sports, Stewardship, Suffering, Tithing, Trials
Tagged abundant giving, Christianity in America, God's call to suffering, joining in Christ's sufferings, Philippians 4:13, Saul and Ananias, Thomas Aquinas and the Pope
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A Bruised Reed & A Smoldering Wick
“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out…”(Isaiah 42:3; Matthew 12:20; N.I.V.) The words of our text are first found in the Old Testament book of Isaiah and then later referenced in … Continue reading
Is God Good All the Time? (post 3 of 3)
“The Lord is good to all…” Psalm 145:9 “…No one is good but One, that is, God…” Matthew 19:17 With this post I’ll finish up my series “Is God Good All the Time?” In the first post, I explained why … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Adultery, Adversity, Belief, Capital Punishment, Christ's Second Coming, Christ's Return, Coming Judgment, Death, Depravity, Faith, God's Chastening, God's Holiness, God's Love, God's Omnipotence, God's Timing, God's Wrath, God's Judgment, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Hell, Homosexuality, Justice, Prophecy, Rebellion, Salvation, Satan, Series: "Is God Good All the Time?", Sin, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Death Penalty, The Devil, Trusting In God, War
Tagged even when I can't track Him I can trust Him, God works in mysterious ways, Is God good all the time?, shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
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