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“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…

And don’t sin by letting anger control you. Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil. (Ephesians 4:26,27) Whether I inherited a propensity to anger, whether I learned it, or whether it is a result of some trauma is immaterial. I (Jill) used to…

Don’t be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. Teachers are held to the strictest standards.  (James 3:1-2a The Message) This prayer is for the teachers in our lives. God bless ’em one and all! Father, I stand at the threshold of another school year in need of…

Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding. That’s right—if you make Insight your priority, and won’t take no for an answer, Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt, Believe me… you’ll have come upon the Knowledge of…

There’s more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much spiritual mystery as physical fact. As written in Scripture, “The two become one.” Since we want to become spiritually one with the Master, we must not pursue the kind of sex that avoids commitment and intimacy, leaving us more lonely than ever—the…

God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for…every animal that moves on the face of Earth.” God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God’s nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!…

…Diligently listen to and obey Me, says the Lord, and bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but keep the Sabbath day holy (set apart to the worship of God), to do no work on it… (Jeremiah 17:24 Amplified) Four times in Jeremiah 17 God prohibits his people…

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:19) The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. (Prov. 11:25) Who in your world needs shoes? Who needs pencils and a fresh…

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). ~John 10:10 AMP Twenty years ago we miscarried a baby at 12 weeks gestation. It was such a difficult loss for our family;…

…Always pray and never give up. Luke 18:1b March on with courage, my soul. Judges 5:21b Followers of Jesus have the ability to suffer long without giving up. We are called to strengthen the inner core of our souls so that we can withstand difficulties. Are you exhausted from the battle? Keep marching, my friend! You…
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