Topic:THE SPIRIT’S REST AND REFRESHING Isaiah 28:11–12 For with stammering lips and another tongue He will speak to this people, to whom He said, “This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest,” and, “This is the refreshing”… To counter stress, many people resort to tobacco, alcohol or tranquilizers. These things, besides having harmful side effects, …
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Topic:NO DEATH, ONLY LIFE! Proverbs 12:28 In the way of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death. God does not want us to worry about whatever happens in the world. We don’t need to be affected by whatever is causing the world to be afraid because we are the righteousness of God in Christ (see 2 …
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Topic:ONE THING IS NEEDFUL Proverbs 4:20–21 My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart; George Müller, who lived in the 1800s, cared for about 10,000 orphans in total in his five large orphanages. But he never allowed his huge …
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Topic:NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR GOD Jeremiah 32:17 ‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. Our minds tend to see our problems as big or small. Even when we pray for the sick, we say things like, “You have a headache? …
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Topic:WATCH WHAT JESUS DOES Luke 1:37 “For with God nothing will be impossible.” You may have heard from friends or seen in Christian books the popular question, “What would Jesus do?” It is a question Christians are taught to ask themselves when faced with a problem. But when you ask yourself, “What would Jesus do?” in any situation, …
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Topic:LIFE WITH GOD IS EASY AND LIGHT Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. It always warms my heart to know that Jesus sees the cares we carry in our hearts. He knows the worries you have for your family and for the future. He feels the heaviness …
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Topic:MUCH BETTER THAN BEFORE Isaiah 61:7 Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, and instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be theirs. God says in His Word that you will receive double for your trouble. If the devil has given you one trouble, then …
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Topic:FROM ‘DELIVERANCE’ TO ‘NO EVIL SHALL TOUCH YOU’ Job 5:19 He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. God will deliver you from all your troubles (see Psalm 34:19, 2 Timothy 4:18). But deliverance is actually not the best that God has for you because it implies that you are in trouble. God’s …
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Topic:FROM ‘DELIVERANCE’ TO ‘NO EVIL SHALL TOUCH YOU’ Job 5:19 He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. God will deliver you from all your troubles (see Psalm 34:19, 2 Timothy 4:18). But deliverance is actually not the best that God has for you because it implies that you are in trouble. God’s …
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Topic:REMAIN STEADFAST IN THE FAITH 1 Peter 5:8–9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith… When I was a teenager, I was taught that if I wanted to resist the devil, I had to rebuke him. So whenever an evil thought …
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