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VICTORY: THREE FIERY DARTS

“Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.” ~ Ephesians 6:16   REFERENCE: Ephesians 6:13-18   Like an enemy out to kill and destroy, satan shoots fiery darts at his targets to overpower them. Satan operates by tricks, employs evil strategies, […]
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VICTORY: KEEP YOUR MIND ALERT

“[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ…”~ II Corinthians 10:5 (AMPC)   REFERENCE: II Corinthians 10:1-6 (AMPC)   Yesterday, we explored the fact […]
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VICTORY: MIND YOUR MIND

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” ~ Ephesians 6:12 REFERENCE: Ephesians 6:10-17   There is an invisible world that is more real than (and affects and controls) the visible one. It is […]
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WALK WITH GOD

“And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” ~ Genesis 5:24 REFERENCE: Genesis 5:18-24 The Bible records that Enoch’s predecessors lived for some years after giving birth; however, regarding Enoch, it recorded that after giving birth to his son, Methuselah, “Enoch walked with God.” A unique relationship with God characterized his […]
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WHEN TRIALS TEST TRUST

“In the LORD I put my trust; how can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?” ~ Psalm 11:1   REFERENCE: Psalm 11:1-7   We are believers because we believe in the resurrected Lord, Jesus Christ, and trust Him for help and deliverance from trouble. You must have professed or sung […]
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THE END WILL BE BETTER

“The end of a thing is better than its beginning; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” ~Ecclesiastes 7:8   REFERENCE: Ecclesiastes 7:8-10   As the year draws to a close, be reminded that God has been faithful; it is a great time to thank Him for His many blessings, grace, and […]
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THE SUBTLENESS OF SIN

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.” ~ Psalm 1:1 REFERENCE: Psalm 1:1-6   It is often said, “If the devil came as a two-horned beast draped in a red cape with a pitchfork, many […]
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RETURN TO THE LORD

“Come, and let us return to the LORD; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up.” ~ Hosea 6:1 REFERENCE: Hosea 5:14-6:3 In the previous chapters, God accused Israel (Ephraim) of the sin of idolatry and harlotry. He sent prophet after prophet to point out their […]
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OH, WHAT A GOOD GOD!

“…But You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them.” ~ Nehemiah 9:17   REFERENCE: Nehemiah 9:13-27   I knew the above verse early in my Christian walk. I understand that the virtues in the verse separate our God from other gods. If they claim […]
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THE FAITH PLUG

“Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”” ~ Mark 9:23   REFERENCE: Mark 9:17-27   God is a God of limitless ability. The world He created and stories of many changed lives testify to this. God is as powerful today as He was yesterday, but faith is […]
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