As we chose our next President of the United States, let’s take a quick look at some virtues that constitute excellent leadership and pray for a leader who reflects them well. “The Lord and his anointed one are my witnesses today,” Samuel declared, “that my hands are clean.” 1 Samuel 12:5 Integrity. Samuel was retiring from…

“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!” Psalm 107:2 The Psalmist in chapter 107 outlines four basic types of people that need redemption. To one degree or another, we all have fallen into at least one of these four categories. All dilemmas equally desperate, the remedy is the same: cry out to God for…

“This is my body which is given for you.” Luke 22:16 “And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way…

“Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery…” Joshua 5:9 I trust in you for salvation, O Lord!” Genesis 49:18 The Hebrew word for salvation is “Yeshua.” It just happens to be the name the angel gave Joseph to give to Mary’s son – Jesus. The term includes deliverance from past and present ills…

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