Salvation
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“God is to us a God of deliverances and salvation; and to God the Lord belongs escape from death [setting us free].(Psalm 68:20, Amplified Classic Bible) Notice that the word “deliverances” in this verse is plural. It is translated from the Hebrew word “mowsha’oth” and this is the only place in the Bible where this…
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“It’s in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—SIGNED, SEALED, and DELIVERED by the Holy Spirit.” (Ephesians 1:13, The Message) In our post last week we looked at the dictionary definition for the word “seal” and found that it meant “to enclose…
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AMERICA’S STORY BEGINS Millions of patriotic Americans are joyously celebrating the birth of our nation today. It was on July 4, 1776, exactly 250 years ago, that the Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, voted to declare independence from England. But as monumentally important as that event was to the people of America and to the…
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In our last post, we discovered that there is a vast difference between sin (an action), and having a sin-nature (a condition or state of being). We learned that Adam and Eve’s original sin (their act of willful disobedience and rebellion against God) separated them from the life of God. And because they were no…
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In our last post, we found that the Christmas story actually begins in the book of Genesis. After the fall of man, God confronted the serpent (satan) and declared war on him. God decreed that a Savior, one born of a woman, would come, and He would crush satan’s head. (Genesis 3:15) The sacred promise…
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As we joyfully celebrate the 249th birthday of America this weekend with family and friends, let’s thank God for the freedom He has so graciously given to us. But as intercessors, those whom God has called to be watchmen upon the wall, we must always remember that there are dark, evil, and violent forces seeking…
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Our life, as believers, is to be Christ-centered. Our eternal identity is unalterably connected to Him. ● We were crucified with Christ. (Galatians 2:20) ● We died with Him. (Colossians 3:3) ● We were buried with Him. (Romans 6:4) ● We were made alive with Him. (Ephesians 2:5) ● We were raised with Him. (Colossians…
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It probably won’t surprise you to learn that Christians often struggle with feelings of guilt, shame, regret, unworthiness, and condemnation. I confess that I do. Maybe it’s time for you to acknowledge that you do too. After all, guilt isn’t a “me-centered” problem. It’s a “we-centered” problem, because “ALL have sinned and come short of…
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Our last post, was published a few days ago on Resurrection Sunday, and was entitled “The Rock That Rolled”. In it,we focused on the awesome power of Jesus’ resurrection. The entire time I was writing that post, Holy Spirit kept drawing my attention to the giant stone which had been used to close and seal…
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NOTE: On this day, 45 years ago, I gave my heart to Jesus, as I kneeled in my bedroom in Greenwood, Louisiana. My testimony since that day is a very simple one: “… even if we are faithless, He never wavers in His faithfulness to us!” (2 Timothy 2:13, TPT) ************************************************* Please read Mark 16:1-7.…