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“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” (James 5:16) We have a “therefore” so we need to first put this in context: Pray when you’re suffering Sing praise when you’re cheerful. If you’re sick, ask your church leadership to pray over you and anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord. Even if God says no to healing you here, your prayer of faith will save you because of the hope of the resurrection and because your sins are forgivenRead More →

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“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7) Life is a battle. We know what we should do, but so often we end up dragging around with us a garbage bag full of fears, anxieties, and hurts, seeking to distract ourselves from the load and smile and pretend everything is okay. Then we frown in confusion, where is the joy of the Lord? Where is the peace of God? WhereRead More →

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“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” (Romans 12:12) Pretty simple, right? Rejoice at having hope, patiently endure tribulation and pray consistently. Sure, so how about finding hope to rejoice at in the midst of tribulation? Remembering to pray consistently when your head was bashed around in a car wreck, you have add, and a pressing novel demanding to be written . . . well maybe that one is just me. Of course its when we most need to pray and when we’re the weakest that we can let ourselves be distracted. Let’s pick ourselves up today and seek our balanceRead More →

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“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.”(Job 19:25) Job makes this declaration in the midst of having lost everything: his children are gone, his wealth is gone, his health is gone. His relatives, neighbors, and friends have abandoned him. His employees no longer respect him. Even his so-called comforters now accuse him. And yet he . . . laments all this before God, actually. He cries out to God and pours out all of his suffering before the Lord, and then he declares in faith that his redeemer lives. It is in the midst ofRead More →

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“I give [my sheep] eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” (John 10:28-30) This is a great promise–if we are trusting in Christ to save us from our sins and have committed ourselves into his hands, we will live forever with Him and no one can snatch us out of his hands. He does of course specify that his sheep are those who hear his voiceRead More →