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Wait on the Lord -- Deuteronomy 18:14-20 (1/29/2012)
Our desire to know the future is a reflection of our desire to be in control. We want to be the masters of our own destiny. We want to have the facts, pull the strings, steer the course. We don’t want to be taken by surprise. We don’t want to be left at the mercy of whatever comes. We don’t want to feel helpless. We don’t want to wait.
Speaking the truth in love -- Jonah 3:1-10 (1/22/2012)
It’s really very simple. When you speak the truth, you may save someone’s life.
Listen! -- 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (1/15/2012)
When Samuel spoke, all Israel listened ...
Do you want to know why?
And there was light -- Genesis 1:1-3 (1/8/2012)
Everything that is only is because there is one who sees it, and it is God who sees everything. It is God who sees us.
What's new? -- Luke 2:22-40 (1/1/2012)
Our job is to see the light, to follow the light, to walk in the light, to witness to the light, to reflect the light, to bear the light into the world. The light of Jesus is born in us. The light of Jesus is borne by us.
God is still speaking,
Never place a period where God has placed a comma. - Gracie Allen
Updated: January 31, 2012
