Grace
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Remnants of Sin – Romans 7:24
Though I long for a pure and tender heart, my old nature continues to show itself in untoward ways. How I long for a gentleness that would have cheerfully allowed the diminutive foreign…
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Criticism – Proverbs 15:12
Most of us hate criticism. Oh, at times we may be open to the conviction of the Holy Spirit as He shows us some well-entrenched transgression against the Lord. We may receive the…
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Speculation – Acts 15:8
Our heavenly Father alone knows a person’s heart, and He alone is able to discern its thoughts and intents. In His infinite wisdom and mercy, He has not granted us the ability to…
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Graciousness – Proverbs 4:9
With the same passion exhibited by gold-feverish prospectors seeking after a rich vein, so should we, as lovers of Christ, seek after graciousness: a treasure far more valuable than piles of gold and…
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Persevering in Love – 2 Thessalonians 3:13
"Enough! I've had enough!" Thus says the one who having tolerated difficulty for a long season, rebels against the burden, abandoning faith, discharging the Lord, and seizing power. After enduring an unloving spouse,…