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For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor a lifetime. Weeping may spend the night but there is joy in the morning. Psalms 30:5 (CSB) REFLECTION So many times we hold onto hurt. We allow it to eat away at us and consume every fiber and every ounce of our mind, body, and …

“And I will make the land desolate, because they have acted faithlessly, declares the Lord GOD.” Ezekiel 15 (ESV) click for full chapter Reflection The people of Jerusalem trespassed against God, and had therefore lost His provision. When we are not fruitful (productively supporting the purpose assigned to us in God’s Will), we become a …

Happy are those whose sins are forgiven, whose wrongs are pardoned. (2) Happy is the one whom the LORD does not accuse of doing wrong and who is free from all deceit. (3) When I did not confess my sins, I was worn out from crying all day long. (4) Day and night you punished …

Psa 36:6-7 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. If only we could all share David’s viewpoint! Here, he exclaims …

Forgiveness is such a difficult process that so many people walk away from situations harboring resentments that they end up ignoring rather than truly letting go. In the Lord’s prayer, there are the words, “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us…“{Matthew 6:12} What Jesus was inferring was that we are …

Romans 15:1-2 “We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.” As you go about your week, keep in mind that when we are strong, we are supposed to carry the burdens of …

“If you are always planning evil, you will earn a reputation as a troublemaker.” – Proverbs 24:8 As you go about this week, concentrate on your motives and intentions in all that you do. Evaluate yourself and be honest about your thoughts and feelings in relation to the things going on in your life. Thoughts …

This time of year, we hear so many people speak of spring cleaning – the annual practice of getting rid of the old to make room for the new – or at least preparing the living quarters for a new season to come. It’s time for us to treat our spirits with the same consideration …

“Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, do you now perfect yourself in the flesh? 4 Did you suffer so many things in vain, if indeed it is even in vain?” Galatians 3:3-4 (MKJV) What Paul was trying to accomplish in saying this to the church of Galatia was to make them realize …

“…knowing that a man is not justified by works of the Law, but through faith in Jesus Christ; even we believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith in Christ, and not by works of the Law. For all flesh will not be justified by works of law.” -Galatians 2:16 MKJV …