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“I will make the lame a remnant
And the outcasts a strong nation,
And the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
From now on and forever. ” -Mic. 4.7
The remnant of Israel will call upon the name of the Lord from the ashes of tribulation at the end of this age. In the time leading up [...]

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“Now the day was ending, and the twelve came and said to Him, ‘Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging and get something to eat; for here we are in a desolate place.’
But He said to them, ‘You give them something to eat!’ And they [...]

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“While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message. All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting [...]

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Undistracted Trust

“O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters
Or in things too difficult for me.
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul….” -Ps. 131.1-2a
One of the greatest distractions for serious believers is to fall into a heady, brain-centered kind of Christianity. While senseless and ignorant [...]

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To Those Who Ask Him

“If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” -Lk. 11.13
The Lord Jesus promised to send the Comforter to His disciples, stating that it would be better for us if He [...]

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“I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” -Ps. 16.8
The life of faith, and the life of any soul in general, is fraught with mysteries and unanswered dilemmas. If one is honest about himself and about his life, there are aspects that are enshrouded [...]

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Turning to See the Voice

“I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me…” -Rev. 1.12a
In the first chapter of Revelation, John gives a brief but staggering description of his face-to-face meeting with the resurrected and ascended Lord. He is rocked by what he sees, and though he had lain his head upon the chest of Jesus [...]

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“For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on [...]

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“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” -Acts 1.8
The reception of Holy Spirit power is a total necessity to the life of true faith. Without receiving power from on [...]

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“So My people are bent on turning from Me.
Though they [God's prophets] call them [Israel] to the One on high,
None at all exalts Him.
How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
…. My heart is turned over within Me,
All My compassions are kindled.” -Hos. 11.7-8
Hosea 11 contains one of the [...]

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