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If I Worry At All...

For the last year I've been engaged in a writing project that requires me to answer a series of questions posed over the fifty two weeks of the year. My answer to the last question that I chose to answer is one that I decided to share because it's always on my heart and mind... What do you worry about? I know that worrying itself changes nothing but there are some things that cause me deep worry. And of those particular things, there are none that I have the power to change on my own, but they are instead those that I have to appeal to Christ’s mercy to intercede. I have deep worry for the souls of all of my loved ones because I know that despite all that we might find concern for in our passing through of this world, there’s only one account that will, for all time, require an answer from all of us. That response, having already been made while we journeyed here, will leave us without further opportunity to answer. Our choice, made in this current life, will leave us either pr...
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New Year Of Hope?

"This is what the LORD says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the LORD. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land.""   Jeremiah 17:5-6 (NLT) Setting aside any potential New Year's resolutions we could make for a moment, what if we were to take a look at the underlying hope that we might be basing our lives on in the coming year. I think we do well to consider a personal resolution to get our core reliance figured out and maintain it continually if we're to have any true, underlying, undeniable, hope going forward. This because I believe that if we get that right, any righteous resolutions that we might make after, in agreement with Christ's heart and spirit, have a far better chance of succeeding and giving life to our own heart and spirit -filling our lives with the confidence, co...
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This "Christ"mas...

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,  Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2:8-14 (NKJ) As "Christ"mas approaches it usually finds me refreshing my knowledge and understanding of what I believe that it is that we as "Christ"ians should be celebrating in our observation of the event of Christ's birth. I do this in ...
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The Fortress Of Truth

Jesus speaking: “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand."     Matthew 24:23-25 (NKJ) Over the years, this passage has brought me to consider carefully the potential of anyone to be deceived by the craftiness of the evil ones - craftiness that's been highly honed over the preceding millenia up to this point in time. To underestimate it or stand unguarded against it could leave one suffering undesirable consequence. What would it take to deceive the elect - the ones who should know to be on their guard - the ones who should know where to find the truth? Just how powerful would that kind of deception have to be? And are we in any way deceived already about anything relating to our God or about ourselves? How do we know?  I think the answers to those questions depend on a ...
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"Do You Not Know?"

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments ." Exodus 20:4-6 (NKJ) (Bold emphasis mine) I found myself pondering my unworthiness recently - a trap that I lay for myself without forethought, intention or plan. It has no profit but to remind me of God's immeasurable grace to myself and to all in spite of the depth of unworthiness to be found among every one of us - if the past trail of our lineage and history were still held against us. In my own case our God has shown me a full measure of grace to cover a wealth of shortcomings and regrets over a number of hard years. The thi...
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ALEPH

- biblehub.com "Blessed are the undefiled in the way, w ho walk in the law of the  Lord !  Blessed   are   those who keep His testimonies,  who seek Him with the whole heart!  They also do no iniquity;  They walk in His ways.  You have commanded   us t o keep Your precepts diligently.  Oh, that my ways were directed  to keep Your statutes!  Then I would not be ashamed, w hen I look into all Your commandments.  I will praise You with uprightness of heart, w hen I learn Your righteous judgments.  I will keep Your statutes;  Oh, do not forsake me utterly!" Psalm 119:1-8 (NKJ) A few things that you might find interesting... ALEPH is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and the study of ALEPH is fascinating due to its rich meaning and usage in Jewish teaching and as God Himself has used it in reference to Himself (our "Alpha"). As I learned in my Christian high school studies it's also the letter heading...
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No Empty Pockets

"Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil."   Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (NKJ) Just my thoughts... I've heard arguments used by pagans, other godless people ... and even some Christians to justify the existence and harmlessness of habits and traditions in modern culture over the years. Some offer references to the age of them vs. Christian teachings and celebrations and the shadows cast against the motives of "the church" that some hold suspect for adopting a particular date or time of year for its celebrations, etc.. So many arguments and excuses for reasoning the insertion of compromise or defiance into what God has declared to be otherwise. At the end of the day though, none of that matters to me as I think about any of man's traditions, celebrations, habits or ... basically anything. And I doubt very...
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