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From The Womb to The Cross by Chuck Ness The top left image is a powerful image when you consider who the boy is. The famous painter, Jacques Tissot, who painted this masterpiece, invoked the purpose of the boy’s existence in this World. It reminds me of the cross on the back of the donkey…
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I was recently informed by a friend that they lost a close loved one. However he knows that his loved one is with our Lord, because those, like my friend and I, are all promised that if we put our faith in Christ, then to be absent from the world means we are Present with…
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Because of the blood You shed, I can live forever; Every day I shall praise You, in every endeavor. You have chosen my life, to share words that encourage; They give hope and promise, to the ones who are discouraged. There are many long faces, many lives filled with fear; But His Spirit will…
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The book of Galatians is a lesson of how the Old Covenant Law is dead and obsolete to those who follow Christ. Consider Paul’s words carefully, and meditate upon them. I find there are many Christian’s who are ignorant the of the truth. It saddens me that, like the foolish Galatians, they want to…
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Ok, I’m at it again. As many times as I read the Bible, I am always finding nuggets of knowledge that makes the Scriptures and history come alive in my mind. So while I am enjoying my morning quiet in the Word, I just happen to be reason through the book of Joshua; and…
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by Adam Lustig 400 years had passed since the prophet Malachi had held the nation of Israel’s feet to the fire. On the night that Jesus was born in the city of Bethlehem, yes the angels declared, “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace among men on whom His favor rests!”, however…
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“New Orleans becomes the center of the party scene when it comes to the end of February, as Mardi Gras, which means “Fat Tuesday” in French, comes to one last hurrah. Now like most things, this is associated with “Christian” beginnings, but I believe the word “Christian” is as watered down as “Love!” It is…
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Sometimes it’s not what we do, but rather what we are willing to do. This is an old saying, and in Ruth and Boaz’s situations it is all together true. In today’s study we see Ruth taking the advice of her mother-in-law ,Naomi, by heading out to the fields to glean for food. In those…
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Ruth is a poignant story of faithless disobedience, that leads to death, sorrow, bitterness, and then loyalty and finally redemption. It’s my prayer that you will realize that if an inconspicuous Moabite peasant woman could achieve royalty for her descendants in Israel, then anyone can gain Salvation. The story of Ruth contains secrets to the…
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The book of Ruth is a beautiful love story of a woman who left home and country to follow a woman she loved dearly. Ruth was a widow, who loved her mother-in-law so much she told her, “Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go,…