Topic:GIVE THANKS DAILY August 14 Luke 17:18 “There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.” LUKE 17:11-18 Relatively few people who receive the goodness of the Lord return to give Him thanks for what He has done. That does not keep the Lord from …
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Topic:FOCUS ON THE THINGS ABOVE August 13 John 11:44 “And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.” JOHN 11:44 Symbolically, Lazarus is like many Christians. The …
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Topic:GROANING IN THE SPIRIT August 12 John 11:33 “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.” JOHN 11:33 The Greek word that is translated “groaned” expresses that Jesus was deeply moved, but not necessarily with …
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Topic:LIVE FOREVER IN HIM August 11 John 11:26 “And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?” JOHN 11:26 Some people have interpreted this as saying that it is possible to never die. Therefore, there are people today who are believing that they will live physically …
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Topic:CONFESS GOD’S TRUTH August 10 John 11:14 “Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.” JOHN 11:14 Jesus spoke of Lazarus being asleep instead of dead because that is really a much better description. Death, to their carnal minds, would be final; whereas the word “sleep” would not. When …
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Topic:OUR RESURRECTED BODIES August 09 John 11:13 “Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.” JOHN 11:11-14 There are many scriptures where death is spoken of as sleep, however, the disciples thought Jesus was speaking of Lazarus simply resting. …
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Topic:WALK IN THE LIGHT August 08 John 11:9 “Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.” JOHN 11:9-10 Jesus compares His decision to return to Judaea to a man traveling …
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Topic:TURN FROM SIN August 07 John 11:5 “Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.” JOHN 11:5 It is interesting to note that special mention is made of Jesus loving Martha. This is after the incident recorded in Luke 10:38-42 where Martha is caught up with serving instead of …
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Topic:THE MEASURE OF FAITH August 06 Luke 17:5 “And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.” LUKE 17:1-10 There are many scriptures that speak of varying degrees of faith. However, the scriptures also speak of Jesus increasing in wisdom (Lk. 2:52) that certainly refers to His physical intellect …
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Topic:THE FAITH TO FORGIVE August 05 Luke 17:5 “And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.” LUKE 17:5 It is very interesting to note that the apostles asked Jesus to increase their faith after He spoke of forgiveness. They observed all of the wonderful miracles Jesus performed and …
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