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Thought for the Day (Page 5)

Where He is!

On the night that He was going to be betrayed, Jesus was offering comforting words to His apostles in an upper room, including an insider’s scoop on what He was going to do when He left the earth. “I go to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2). All of the descriptions of heaven in the New Testament offer a mouth-dropping description of an…

Don’t stop what you’re doing for the Lord!

When Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem and began rebuilding the walls, he was faced with considerable opposition, particularly from Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab. They “laughed,” “despised,” “mocked” and “conspired” against Nehemiah and the Jews in their rebuilding efforts (Neh. 2:19; 4:1, 8). They tried to trick Nehemiah into working with them and compromising his efforts (6:1-2).…

Learning to resist sin like Jesus did

There are numerous verses in the New Testament which teach that Jesus did not sin while He was on earth (Heb. 4:15; 7:26; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 John 3:5). Peter wrote, “Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth” (1 Pet. 2:22). How did Jesus not sin? Note the verb tenses in verse 23, which emphasize His ongoing determination and steadfastness…

You are not an underdog – stop living like it!

Sometimes there are Christians, for one reason or another, who act like the devil is so powerful and the world is so strong that Christians are just barely going to overcome and win, and that it might be a “close finish.” Such could NOT be further from the truth! Our God is eternal! The devil is NOT! Our God is all-powerful! The devil is NOT! It does…

What did Jesus shed His blood “for”?

Do you know the reason that Jesus shed His blood? Of course, you do.  What if someone tried to convince you that Jesus shed His blood “because sins had already been forgiven”?  Would that make sense to you?  No!  You know that Jesus shed His blood “for” (i.e., in order that) “the remission of sins” might be obtained (Matt. 26:28). That same terminology…

What to do when you don’t know what to do

Sometimes things happen that make us ask all kinds of questions. For many of those questions, there is not an answer (or maybe not a “satisfactory” answer). When we cannot find an answer, it often drives us further into the abyss of doubt, fears, heartache, isolation and despair. Once we are down there, it is hard to get out. The apostle Paul has been where…

Your new name

When you were born, your parents gave you a name. You didn’t pick it. They did. And that has been your identity ever since. When you were born again, God gave you a new name. You didn’t pick it. He did. And, truly, that has become your identity ever since. Seven hundred years before Christ came, the prophet Isaiah foretold of that day when God’s people “shall be called…