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  1. Christ4Ever

    An Important Element

    But by the cross of Jesus stood His mother, His mother’s sister, Mary the [wife] of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. John 19:25 AMPC Taking heart should be contagious. When you see someone with a belief in God’s goodness that changes everything about them, it’s inspirational. It can position you to...
  2. Christ4Ever

    The Daily Struggle

    For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper [And] from the destructive pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you will take refuge; His truth is a large shield and bulwark. You will not be afraid of terror by night, Or arrow that flies by day; Psalm...
  3. Christ4Ever

    Embracing Adventure

    But one of the household slaves of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Didn't I see you out there in the olive grove with Jesus?" Again Peter denied it. And immediately a rooster crowed. John 18:26-27 NLT Peter was so close to the adventure of a lifetime...
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    Final Instructions

    "I am going the way of all the earth. So you shall be strong, and be a man. "And you shall keep the responsibility [given by] Yahweh your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that...
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    God’s Truth

    Where are Your former lovingkindnesses, O Lord, Which You swore to David in Your faithfulness? Psalm 89:49 LSB Let’s check back in with Ethan the psalmist today. His bad day continues. If you take what you think is true about Christianity, then Ethan’s words don’t seem to match that truth. But...
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    The Knowing

    I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that you shall weep and grieve, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. John 16:20 AMPC John 16:20 says that you will suffer sadness, but it also says that the world will rejoice. What? Is this verse...
  7. Christ4Ever

    The Candidate

    For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. I called to the LORD in my distress; I called to my God. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry for help reached his ears. 2 Samuel 22:5-7 CSB...
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    Love’s Backstory

    "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, that He may be with you forever; the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him. You know Him because He abides with you and will be in...
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    Be Vocal

    O LORD God of hosts, Who [is] mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. Psalm 89:8 NKJV What would it be like to be so convinced that God is everything you can never be that your mouth refuses silence on the issue? Well, one thing is certain: your conversations would have a...
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    The Clarity Light

    I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark. John 12:46 NLT You have a choice to make, and it isn’t a difficult one. Yet many will hesitate and push the decision to a future date or simply reject the idea...
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    Revelation—Not Revenge

    Now David informed [them], saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O Yahweh, I pray, make the counsel of Ahithophel foolishness." 2 Samuel 15:31 LSB David often wanted God to bring justice to someone who stood in the way of his plans. Second Samuel 15 seems...
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    When Life Is At Its Worst

    O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out to you by day. I come to you at night. Now hear my prayer; listen to my cry. Psalm 88:1-2 NLT There’s not a lot in Psalm 88 that will lift you up when life has you down, when you’re struggling to feel a sense of hope, when it feels like God has forgotten...
  13. Christ4Ever

    Do You Believe This?

    Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die--ever. Do you believe this?" John 11:25-26 LSB Jesus’ close friend Lazarus had died, and when He arrived in Lazarus’ hometown of...
  14. Christ4Ever

    Whole-Hearted Dependence

    Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. Psalm 86:11 NLT David wanted to honor God by living according to His truth, but being a humble man who knew his own limitations, he knew he needed to fully depend on Him to do...
  15. Christ4Ever

    A Voluntary Sacrifice

    "For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. "No one takes it away from Me, but from Myself, I lay it down. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father." John 10:17-18 LSB...
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    A Rich and Satisfying Life

    The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10 NLT When Jesus talked about the “rich and satisfying life,” He was referring to those many things He promises to do within us, starting with the wonderful gift of salvation...
  17. Christ4Ever

    Revive Us!

    Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease. Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger to all generations? Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You? Psalm 85:4-6 NKJV In the 1730s and 1740s in Colonial America, an...
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    For God’s Glory

    Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him. John 9:3 NKJV One day, Jesus and His disciples encountered a man who had been born blind. Immediately, His followers jumped to a conclusion: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his...
  19. Christ4Ever

    The Light of the World

    Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life." John 8:12 NLT In today’s scripture verse, Jesus identified Himself as “the light of the world,” meaning that He...
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    Sent by God

    While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he called out, "Yes, you know me, and you know where I come from. But I'm not here on my own. The one who sent me is true, and you don't know him. But I know him because I come from him, and he sent me to you." John 7:28-29 NLT Jesus boldly and...
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