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The irresistible force

For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back? -Isaiah 14:27 (NIV) People often posit:…

Real strength

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about…

Get out of your own way

Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey–whether you are slaves to sin, which leads…

Are you an immovable object?

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. -Isaiah 5:21 (NIV) Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life, but…

Whose family line is it, anyway?

Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails. -Proverbs 19:21 (NIV) But as for me and my household, we will…

Prayer changes you to change things

Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? -Luke 6:41 (NIV) How…

One contest you’ll never win

So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of…

Say no to payback

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It…

The weakest excuse for not trying

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just…

Make every moment a teachable moment

Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance. -Proverbs 1:5 (NIV) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;…