Restored Relationships Illistrate The Beauty Of Grace

Psalms 18:20 – The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he  restored me because of my innocence.       What is restoration? Well, it is the act of returning something to its original state. For example, the show “Pimp My Ride”? How  ugly were those cars before Xzibit turned them into a masterpiece? Thus, couldn’t we apply the same to our broken relationships? Even...
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The Seven Loaves

Mark 8:20 – “And when I fed the 4,000 with seven loaves, how many large baskets of leftovers did you pick up?” “Seven,” they said. Here’s a question that should be easy to answer. When God is on your side who can stand against you? (Philippians 4:13) When uncertainty shrouds your mind like a thick fog looming over the highway, whose light is there to penetrate the cloud that deters...
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Look For Understanding In Hardship

James 5:11 – We give great honor to those who endure under suffering.   For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy. Job lost every possession he had, his family, and his health, thus what can a man gain by trusting God who cast such misfortune on his servant. Matter of...
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With Humility Comes Wisdom

Proverbs 11:2 – Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.   Pride is defined as a dignified sense of what is due to oneself. Wisdom is defined as knowing and doing what is right. Neither can correspond with one another, nor can they be placed juxtaposed to one another. Pride is nothing more than a persons reaction to entitlement. Pride is the downfall of man. Pride...
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