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Preventing Deception
False Christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Matt. 24:24, NKJV. Have you ever wondered how it could be that Satan could deceive “even the elect” before Christ returns? Today modern scientific research on the brain reveals how this could happen. Dr. Gregory…
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Sugar in the Morning . . .
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Isa. 5:20, NIV. Remember that jingle about sugar in the morning, evening, and suppertime? Well, most of us, including children, take the jingle literally and stuff ourselves…
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When Nothing Is Everything
If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Luke 12:26. Right from the beginning God gave us a clue as to one of His favorite mediums to create out of-little or nothing. As we read through the Bible it becomes apparent that God…
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Spiritual Glaucoma
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, “If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.” You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes the gold sacred? Matt. 23:16, 17, NIV. Glaucoma is a…
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Walking and "Togethering"
Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. Ps. 128:1, NIV. Getting out of bed is the hardest thing I do. When I’m horizontal, warm and comfortable between the sheets, I’m about as peaceful as a guy can get. Then Brenda stands beside the bed and asks the daily question, “Are…
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What’s Your Sacrifice?
Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. 1 Sam. 15:22, 23, NIV.…
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In My Most Embarrassing Moments
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Cor. 12:9, NIV. Father, today I tried to take out my patient’s teeth to wash, only to discover that they weren’t dentures. One of my confused patients thought his water pitcher was a urinal, and…
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Was I Going to Die?
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27, NIV. I was scared. Was I going to die? Would my boys be motherless? And would my husband love me less…
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Who Taught Me to Fear?
In love there can be no fear, but fear is driven out by perfect love: because to fear is to expect punishment, and anyone who is afraid is still imperfect in love. 1 John 4:18, Jerusalem. Perhaps millions of people have bowed down on their knees in sincere prayer to the God of the universe…
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Out of the Ashes of My Life
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. Isa. 61:3. How many times had I…