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July 9, 2017 - Pray For Our Nation

July 9, 2017 – Pray For Our Nation

July 9, 2017 – Pray For Our Nation Tuesday was the Fourth of July, Independence Day for our Nation. Psalm 33:12 (NRSV) supports our nations motto “In God we Trust”: “Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen as His heritage.” In 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NRSV) we are told that if we pray to God for forgiveness and act according to His ways, He will heal our nation: “If My…

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July 2, 2017 - God's Love

July 2, 2017 – God’s Love

July 2, 2017 – God’s Love God’s love for each of us is everlasting and unconditional, the Bible tells us this in 1 John 3:1 (NRSV): “See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are.” In 1 John 1:9 (NRSV) we are told that God will always forgive us our sins when we repent: “If we confess our sins , He who is faithful and just will forgive us…

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June 25, 2017 - Thankfulness

June 25, 2017 – Thankfulness

June 25, 2017 – Thankfulness This is my one-hundredth Blog. These Blogs were initiated for me by my publishers when they were teaching me various ways to help promote the book #Unconditional Love and Faith Observed by Bill Belknap. Only my early Blogs referenced the book as I soon became interested in using the Blogs to promote study of the Bible and to tell about the many activities of the…

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June 4, 2017 - Always Trust God

June 4, 2017 – Always Trust God

June 4, 2017 – Always Trust God We are each truly blessed when we learn to fully trust God in all things. Psalm 40:4 (NASB) tells us this: “How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust.”Along with our learning absolute trust in God, we need to learn to understand that His ways are greatly different from our ways and often difficult to fully understand. Isaiah 55:8 (NRSV) explains this…

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May 28, 2017 - Why Ask for God's Direction?

May 28, 2017 – Why Ask for God’s Direction?

May 28, 2017 – Why Ask for God’s Direction? We not only need to listen for God’s leadership and direction, but more frequently we need to ask Him for His leadership and direction. Isaiah 28:29 (NRSV) tells us that God will lead and direct us when we ask Him: “This also comes from the Lord of hosts; He is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.” In the Psalms, Psalm 16:8-9 (NRSV) tells us…

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May 21, 2017 - Our Success With God

May 21, 2017 – Our Success With God

May 21, 2017 – Our Success With God In 1 John 2;17 (NRSV) we are told that those of us who truly believe in God will live forever: “The world and the desire for it, are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever.” Then in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NRSV) the Bible tells us that we should see our challenges and setbacks here on earth as God teaching us, and that we should always…

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May 14, 2017 - God Works Through Us

May 14, 2017 – God Works Through Us

May 14, 2017 – God Works Through Us Today is Mothers’ Day, and what a blessing our Mothers are to each of us. God knew what He was doing when He created man and woman and made women mothers so they could bear and teach their children His word. God desires to work through each of us to help us extol and teach His word of love and praise for each other and for Him. Read John 14:12 (NRSV) to confirm…

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May 7, 2017 - Faithful to God Always

May 7, 2017 – Faithful to God Always

May 7, 2017 – Faithful to God Always We are often tempted to loose Faith that God is looking after us and taking care of us. When we loose Faith we often take short cuts and forget to honor God. By honoring God even in small issues, He will acknowledge our Faithfulness. Luke 16:10 (NRSV) confirms that God is Faithful to us in all things, both large and small:“Whoever is faithful in a very little…

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April 30, 2017 - Confidence In God's Message

April 30, 2017 – Confidence In God’s Message

April 30, 2017 – Confidence In God’s Message We all need to listen more closely to God. The Bible tells us over and over, again and again, to ask for and listen to God. He will always help us with our problems and give us direction for our lives. Mathew 7:7-8 (NRSV) states this message very clearly: “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for…

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April 23, 2017 - Happiness

April 23, 2017 – Happiness

April 23, 2017 – Happiness Randy Alcorn wrote a whole book, 480 pages of small print, about how and why God wants us to be happy. His book is heavy reading and fully confirms that God does want us to be happy. Proverbs 3:13-18 (NRSV) gives us God’s view of Happiness: “Happy are those who find wisdom, and those who get understanding, for her income is better than silver, and her revenue is better…

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April 16, 2017 - Why Easter?

April 16, 2017 – Why Easter?

April 16, 2017 – Why Easter? Luke 24:1-12 (NRSV): But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their…

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April 9, 2017 - Palm Sunday

April 9, 2017 – Palm Sunday

April 9, 2017 – Palm Sunday Mathew 21:1-9 (NRSV): When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them. “Go into the village ahead of you and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them’. And he will send…

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April 2, 2017 - God's Blessings

April 2, 2017 – God’s Blessings

April 2, 2017 – God’s Blessings Psalm 84:11 (NRSV): “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; He bestows favor and Honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.”

As we live our daily lives, if we look around ourselves we will see that we are constantly being blessed by God. One of our greatest blessing is the small children we come in contact with. The Bible has many…

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March 19, 2017 - Why Adversity?

March 19, 2017 – Why Adversity?

March 19, 2017 – Why Adversity? We all experience down days and down times when we feel depressed and as though nothing is going right for us. It is often very hard to overcome adverse times when we feel very alone, all by ourselves and that no one cares about us. But, the Bible tells is in 1 Peter 4:12-13 (NRSV) that God says to take heart for He has a purpose for what is going on in our lives…

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March 12, 2017 – John 3:16

Thinking about this series of Blogs regarding trusting God, love destroying fear, not giving up because God is our redeemer and that He is always there for us, I have concluded that the series should not end without referencing John 3:16 (NRSV): “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but have eternal…

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March 12, 2017 – John 3:16

Thinking about this series of Blogs regarding trusting God, love destroying fear, not giving up because God is our redeemer and that He is always there for us, I have concluded that the series should not end without referencing John 3:16 (NRSV): “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but have eternal…