Tag: Word
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Sweet in the Mouth, Bitter in the Belly – Revelation 10:8-10
Revelation 10:8-10 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book.…
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The Open Door and the Little Strength – Revelation 3:7-8
Revelation 3:7-8 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open…
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The Sword That Sets Things Straight – Revelation 2:16
Revelation 2:16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Jesus does not leave Pergamos wondering what He thinks about mixture and compromise. He says it plainly. Repent. That is the answer. Not better management. Not smoother language. Not a more careful balancing…
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The Spirit Bears Witness – 1 John 5:6-7
1 John 5:6, 7 And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. John is finishing his letter the same way he has written all along, by holding the line…
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The Seed That Will Not Let Him Rest – 1 John 3:9
1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. John is still driving home the same truth. Because Jesus came to take away sin and to destroy the works of the devil, the man who is…
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Growing Simpler in Jesus – 1 John 2:12-14
1 John 2:12-14 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake. I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye…
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More Sure Than the Mountain – 2 Peter 1:17 to 18
2 Peter 1:17 to 18 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.…
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The Word Outlives the Man – 2 Peter 1:15
2 Peter 1:15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. Peter knows he is about to leave this world, and he says something very tender here. He is not only thinking about his own departure. He is thinking about the people he will…
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The Mirror Is Not the Finish Line – James 1:22–25
James 1:22–25 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of…
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Clear the Static – James 1:21
James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. Sometimes the problem is not that God is silent. Sometimes the problem is that we are full. Full of noise.Full of clutter.Full of sin.Full of our own plans. James says…