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Reflecting God's glory

"So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. (2 Corinthians…

2 Corinthians 3:18 (NLT)

Sin is costly

I have to be honest....when reading through the Bible I would just assume skip Leviticus or just briefly skim through all those sacrifices. But today I really was impressed with just how costly sin is…

Leviticus 4:2 (NIV84)

actions followed by proof

Sometimes we question whether or not it is God who is speaking to us or asking us to do something. Isn't it interesting that God promised Moses proof that it was God sending him- only after Moses obeyed.…

Exodus 3:12 (NIV84)

What if?

Are you struggling to believe God for a healing but are seeing no evidence of this coming to pass? Or maybe you are trying to have faith that God will restore your marriage or some other broken relationship.…

Hebrews 11:39 (NIV)

Isaiah 30:20

"Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them." Most times we do not see adversity and affliction…

godly sorrow leads to repentance

There is a difference between being remorseful and true repentance. We really need to have a godly sorrow that leads to repentance. Most of us tend to have an attitude towards sin that is more self-centered…

Matthew 27:3 (NIV)

we still need to fight

God had given the people the land, but they still had to fight to take possession of it. There are promises we hold on to and say "God has promised me this", but sometimes we then think we have nothing…

Deuteronomy 1:21 (NIV)

Do we give the Lord the best?

Do we give the Lord the best and holiest part of everything given to us? He gives us our life, our jobs, our money, our children, our time, our very breath. I realize that I for one do not give Him back…

Numbers 18:29 (NIV)

God's glory

God's glory is not just some awesome physical manifestation or ecstatic feeling. Sometimes when we pray for God's glory to fall, we are expecting all kinds of miraculous moves of God. God's glory is a…

Exodus 34:6 (NIV), Exodus 34:7 (NIV)

fruitful in suffering

Suffering always produces something - either bitterness or fruitfulness. Much depends on how we view our situation. Is God truly good, does God control ALL things in our life and does He work ALL things…

Genesis 41:52 (NIV)

Dim eyes...what am I focusing on?

Why is it the longer I walk with the Lord, the dimmer my eyes are getting to spiritual things? I don't see with the same awe or fascination that I did as a new Christian. The thought crossed my mind that…

Deuteronomy 34:7 (NLT)

NOW faith

NOW faith! I love how the amplified version describes NOW faith: perceiving as real fact what has not been revealed to the senses. How often we rely on what we can see, or what we feel instead of having…