0 for 10, Part 2 | Hebrews 3:7-8

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The writer penned this letter to a first century church comprised of Jews who had surrendered their lives to Christ but did not expect that following Him would result in persecution as well as the loss of property, and perhaps, the loss of life in the near future. Consequently, they stood on the precipice of exiting Christianity. How can such believers be encouraged to stay the course in spite of the hardship? The answer just might encourage you in the midst of your greatest adversity.

0 for 10, Part 1 | Hebrews 3:7-8

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God does not inadvertently put a person or a people to a great task without testing them fully to ascertain their readiness. Commencing with Exodus 5, and culminating in Numbers 14, Israel faced ten tests of readiness. They failed every test which landed them in the wilderness for decades. The same thing can happen today to nations, churches, and individuals. Don’t let it happen to you.

Right Behind Sex, Is Death | Hebrews 2:14-15

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Technology has not changed the tendencies of man.  Time has marched on, but humankind has remained humankind.  The advent of the space age has neither alleviated nor lessened man’s greatest dread.  The centuries have not erased the terrible bondage that plagues us and makes us slaves.  The fear of death remains the most formidable nemesis for many.  As someone has said: One out of every one dies.

Your Life; God’s Fingerprints | James 4:5

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It may be your life, but God’s fingerprints are all over it. He created each of us, then turned us loose with the incredible optimism that we would come back to Him. He is jealous for our love and devotion. He is jealous for us infinitely and intimately. He has been jealous for us from the moment of our birth to the moment we walked away in sin. Anyone who has packed a bag somewhere along the line and has been shacking-up in a distant land, so to speak, just leave whatever you packed and come-on back home.

Go To My Brothers and Tell Them! | John 20:17

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Go to My brothers and tell them. Those words are found in the 17th verse in the 20th chapter of John’s Gospel, and a case could be made that they are as significant as any other part of resurrection story. Many of us probably don’t recognize those words as belonging to the resurrection event much less see them as hugely significant. Yet, they are, and they are meant for each of us personally.