Category: Scriptural Articles
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He Leadeth Me
He leadeth me, He leadeth meBy His own hand He leadeth meHis faithful follower I would beFor by His hand He leadeth me The title of this post is drawn from an old hymn, whose refrain/chorus is the paragraph above. Today, I invite you to set your mind on the…
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Our Father
“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,Matthew 6:9 NIV Our Father. Such grace! Faith in Jesus opens us up to a new relationship with the Almighty God – a Father-Child relationship. Before Jesus, the Jews worshipped and honoured God but never related…
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Praise You in the Storm
Today’s post comes from one of my favourites songs by contemporary Christian band, Casting Crowns. The song’s theme is maintaining faith in God through difficult circumstances. Praising God is a powerful way to declare our faith especially when we go through difficult seasons. It is our way of saying “God,…
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Songs in the Night
“People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful. But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than…
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Compelled by the Spirit
“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. Acts 20:22 (NIV) Have you ever gone to a place solely on account of God’s will? Or maybe taken a decision only because you were persuaded it was what God wanted?…
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A Requirement for Stewards
Moreover, it is required in stewards that one be found faithful (I Cor. 4:2) The simplicity of the statement above belies its depth. Apostle Paul earlier mentioned that he should be considered a servant of Christ and steward of the mysteries of God. Then he mentions, as a matter of…
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The Lord’s Scales
“Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s…” Prov. 16:11a It is a wrap! As we crawl through the final hours of this exceptional year, we cannot help but look back with thanksgiving, seeing where we are in spite of the enormous challenges thrown at us as individuals, families, communities, states,…
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Hearts and Treasures
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matt. 6:21) The Bible verse above is such a simple but deep and beautiful statement that captures the essence of human priorities. It follows a short discourse from the Lord about laying up treasures in heaven instead of earth.…
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The Lord is the Judge
For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one and exalts another. (Psa. 75:6-7) One of the many ways in which God is described in the Bible is The Judge. This means He has the…
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We Shall See Him As He Is
This is one of the greatest promises in the Bible, tied to the appearance of Christ at the end of this age. To see Christ as He is (not as we think or imagine him to be) implies that we will be completely free from the limitations of our human…
Chronicles of a Journeyman 