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When's the Boy Gonna Get It?

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 The God Who Sings Over His People Zephaniah 3:17 (KJV) “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; He will save, He will rejoice over thee with joy; He will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” Hebrew: יְהוָה אֱלֹהַיִךְ בְּקִרְבֵּךְ גִּבּוֹר יוֹשִׁיעַ יָשִׂישׂ עָלַיִךְ בְּשִׂמְחָה יַחֲרִישׁ בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ יָגִיל עָלַיִךְ בְּרִנָּה Hebrew Transliteration: YHWH Elohayikh b'kirbekh, gibbor yoshia; yasis alayikh b'simchah; yacharish b'ahavato; yagil alayikh b'rinnah. English Translation (rendered from the Hebrew): “ YHWH your God is in your midst, a Mighty One who saves. He rejoices over you with joy; He is quiet in His love; He exults over you with joyful singing.” Note : “He is quiet in His love” is one possible rendering of the Hebrew phrase translated “He will rest in His love” in the KJV. The phrase is difficult to translate, and English translations differ. ✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️ My husband and I were talking about God's love and what it mea...

2 Timothy 3 - The Truth Against Deception

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Recognizing Ungodliness, Religious Hypocrisy, and the Necessity of Standing Firm A Warning Not To Be Ignored Study this chapter carefully. Paul's words to Timothy here are not a gentle suggestion to notice that some of the world's peoples behave badly.   Paul gives Timothy a direct warning about the character of people, the danger of religious appearances without genuine godliness, the manipulation of vulnerable people, the resistance of truth, and the increasing deception of those who lead others away from The Faith in Christ.  He then tells Timothy what he must do: remain steadfast in what he has learned and in the sacred writings that make a person wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. This chapter speaks directly to people in our own time. We see people who profess goodness while practicing wickedness, people who claim spiritual authority while exploiting others, and people who speak confidently while leading others away from truth. We also see peop...

The Branch, The Vine, And The Fruit

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Have you ever looked at a tree and wondered how something so large, so strong, and so full of life could begin with something so small? A tiny shoot appears, grows from the roots, and becomes a living branch.  In time, that branch produces fruit.  The fruit does not appear by accident.  It comes because life is flowing through the tree.  What began in a hidden place becomes visible for everyone to see.  Now, consider what God showed us in His Word about a Branch, the life that comes through Him, and the fruit that grows from that life.  There is a beautiful truth here for everyone who has received Jesus Christ, and it reaches much farther into our hearts than we might realize. Long before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, God gave Isaiah a prophecy concerning the coming Messiah. Isaiah wrote, Isaiah 11:1 , “A shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.” Jesse was the father of David, the king of Israel.  God...