Encouragement
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Encouraging Others – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
While I was visiting some former colleagues, one of my previous employees showed me a handwritten note of encouragement I had written him on my personal stationery. As a new hire changing careers,…
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A Heart for People – Acts 10:24
When the Lord instructed us to love others as we love ourselves, He did not add, “This only applies to those who are loving and kind.” Nor did He qualify His teaching by…
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Adequacy in Christ – 2 Corinthians 3:4-5
As our excellent Helper and Provider, the Lord has not left us alone to accomplish His ministry of love. He is with us wherever we go. He helps us accomplish the work preordained…
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Enriched in Christ – I Corinthians 1:4-5
When we disparage ourselves, we disparage God. When we listen to the enemy's whispers that we are worthless, we accuse God of creating worthless things. As those lovingly formed in our mother’s womb…
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All Things New – Revelation 21:5
In the beginning, He created the heavens and the earth. He created the light to replace the endless darkness, and He gathered the seas into their boundaries, causing the dry land to appear…