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Category Archives: Temptation
A Family Resemblance
Let me shock you: God’s chief characteristic is not love. “Then what is it it?” you ask. Answer: holiness. Psalm 47:8 doesn’t say God sits upon his “loving” throne. It says He sits upon His “holy” throne. When Moses stood before the burning … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Character, Disobedience, Fatherhood, God's Holiness, God's Love, Heaven, Hell, Holiness, Obedience, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Salvation, Sanctification, Sin, Temptation, Witnessing
Tagged fatherhood of God, Holiness, how sin hurts the Christian's testimony, Personal Holiness, Why does God send people to hell?
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Giants in the Bible
Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Angels, Belief, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Provision, God's Will, God's Work, Leadership, Needs, Prayer, Problems, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Temptation, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged giants in the Bible, giants in the land of Canaan, Goliath's four brothers, the giant Goliath, the giant Og, the origins of giants, What does the Bible say about giants, Where did giants come from?, Who were the nephilim?, Who were the rephaim?, WHy did David pick up five stones?
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Keep Playing
In Galatians 6:9, the apostle Paul says to the Christians of Galatia, “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart” (N.K.J.V.). At the risk of sounding like a … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Backsliding, Comfort, Courage, Depression, Disappointment, Doing Good, Doubt, Encouragement, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Work, Impatience, Influence, Ministry, Obedience, Patience, Perseverance, Problems, Reward, Service, Sowing and Reaping, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Temptation, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting
Tagged Doing Good, Paderewski, Patience, Perseverance, reaping, Reward, sowing
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Foundational Cracks & Little Foxes
Catch us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines, For our vines have tender grapes. (Song of Solomon 2:15, N.K.J.V.) In Hand Me Another Brick, Chuck Swindoll’s commentary on the book of Nehemiah, he tells the story of … Continue reading
Posted in Backsliding, Bible Study, Character, Church Attendance, Confession, Giving, Personal Holiness, Prayer, Repentance, Sin, Temptation, Witnessing
Tagged a building's faulty foundation, Chuck Swindoll illustration, Hand Me Another Brick, Song of Solomon 2:15, The little foxes spoil the vines
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Count to Ten
I’m reading David Jeremiah’s book Daily in His Presence for my daily devotion times this year. A couple of weeks ago, in a devotion entitled Waiting, he wrote the following: Everyone is familiar with the “count to ten” rule. When … Continue reading
The Temptation to Compromise
“Ezra” series: (post #9) Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of the Lord God of Israel, they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers’ houses, and said to them, “Let us … Continue reading
The Curious Case of the Tribes of Reuben, Gad, & Manasseh
God had given the land of Canaan to Israel (Abraham’s descendants, the Jews). Consequently, some forty years after unbelief and cowardice had initially cost them their first opportunity to make the land their own (Numbers 14:1-38), God again guided them … Continue reading
The Disciple's Road 
Which Direction Does Your Life Flow?
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, will inherit … Continue reading →