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No doubt you have heard people say, or perhaps you have said yourself, "Christmas is for children." Take a long look at this group standing in the temple and you will never say it again. You have Mary, Joseph, Simeon, Anna--and Jesus, the center of their hearts' attention. Mary was a teenager, Joseph was perhaps twice as old as his wife, and Simeon and Anna were aged; but they were all united around the Savior."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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When we are in times of difficulty and distress, the important thing is not that we get out of it but what we get out of it. "Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work" (James 1:2-4). If"
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Since we have not been saved by our good works, we cannot be lost by our bad works. Grace means salvation completely apart from any merit or works on our part. Grace means that God does it all for Jesus' sake! Our salvation is the gift of God. (The
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justification by faith is not simply a legal matter between me and God; it is a living relationship.
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I get the impression that Mordecai misinterpreted Esther's message. It sounded to him like she was trying to hide her nationality and avoid the responsibility of presenting herself to the king. Had he seen and heard her in person, he probably would have judged her differently.
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Most men quarrel with this [the sovereignty of God]. But mark, the thing that you complain of in God is the very thing that you love in yourselves. Every man likes to feel that he has a right to do with his own as he pleases. We all like to be little sovereigns. Oh, for a spirit that bows always before the sovereignty of God.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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If everybody believed as Job believed--that God does not always punish the wicked and reward the godly--then what motive would people have for obeying God? Religion would not be worth it! But this is the Devil's theology, the very thing that God was using Job to refute! If people serve God only for what they get out of it, then they are not serving God at all; they are only serving themselves by making God their servant. Their "religion" is..
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It has been said that most people in our world are being "crucified between two thieves": the regrets of yesterday and the worries about tomorrow. That's why they can't enjoy today. Relying on modern means of transportation and communication, we try to live two or three days at a time, only to run headlong against the creation cycle of the universe, and the results are painful and often disastrous."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Eventually, all earthly causes will fail. Only the plan of God will succeed. The Lord is our shield, our glory, and the One who lifts our head. In this life we will have problems, but God encourages us.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Do you desire to be nearer to God today? Fill your mind with the truth of the Word and your heart with prayer, and trust God to take care of you.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Why does God permit difficulties to come to our lives? Sometimes He has to break us before He can make us. Sometimes He has to reveal to us what we're really like before He can make us into what He wants us to be.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Salvation is not exchanging one form of bondage for another. Salvation is being set free from the bondage of sin and the law into the liberty of God's grace through Christ.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Work isn't a curse; it's an opportunity to use our abilities and opportunities in cooperating with God and being faithful stewards of His creation. After man sinned, work became toil (Gen. 3:17-19), but that wasn't God's original intention. We all have different abilities and opportunities, and we must discover what God wants us to do with our lives in this world, for the good of others and the glory of God. Someday, we want to be able to s..
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Some of your greatest blessings come with patience. When you must wait for God to act, you can be confident that He knows what is best for you and what will best glorify Him. Are you waiting for God to act on your behalf? Align with His timing and rest on the promises of His Word.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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God wants us to do His will from our hearts (Eph. 6:6). If our heart is wrong toward God, our entire life will be wrong, no matter how successful we may appear to others.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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It all adds up to this: one of the most important elements of effective praying is a deepening relationship with the Father. This means worshiping the Father, knowing him better through his Word, fellowshiping with him, obeying his will, and seeking to please him.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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The heart of every problem is the problem in the human heart--rebellion against God.
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The Bible is the book of our heart. Every time we read a book, watch television, or listen to a speaker, something is being written on our hearts. Let God write His Word on your heart. The heart sees what it loves. When we love the Lord with our hearts, we see Him in creation and in the Scriptures.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Yes, there are times when obeying God's will is costly and painful, but not doing God's will is even more costly and painful.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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The way to God was opened, not by the life of Jesus or the example of Jesus, not even by the teaching of Jesus, but by the death of Jesus on the cross. "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God...." (1 Peter 3:18)."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Life's trials are not easy. But in God's will, each has a purpose. Often He uses them to enlarge you. Are you feeling confined? Be encouraged that God delights in delivering you from confinement. Difficult times build your faith, if you let Him use them for His glory.
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Till He comes, we will have to accept the reality of evil in this world and keep praying, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus" (Rev. 22:20)."
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The remarkable thing about fearing God," said Oswald Chambers, "is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else."
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Have you ever thought that God is asleep? Maybe it seems He isn't concerned about your problems and difficulties. Or perhaps you feel He isn't listening to your prayers. The writer of Psalm 44 had a similar feeling in his difficult situation. He writes: "Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Arise! Do not cast us off forever. Why do You hide Your face, and forget our affliction and our oppression? . . . Arise for our help" (vv. 23-24, 26). God d..
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the Son of God was coming to earth--a King entering His domain! In heaven, angels do God's bidding and offer ceaseless worship. How appropriate that heavenly servants be given a part in preparing the way for the Savior's birth!
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Some people today still imagine that salvation is inherited. Because mother and father were godly people, the children are automatically saved. But this is not true. It has well been said, "God has no grandchildren."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Above all, joy should come from the true story of the joyful God bringing salvation to sinners so they could become His children.
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Bertrand Russell claimed that "at least half the sins of mankind" were caused by the fear of boredom."
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So his armorbearer said to [Jonathan], "Do all that is in your heart. Go then; here I am with you, according to your heart." 1 SAMUEL 14:7 Five simple monosyllables--"here I am with you"--but they helped make the difference between success and failure. Jonathan had already won a battle, for which his father, King Saul, took the credit (1 Sam. 13:1-4), but he didn't care who got the credit so long as God received the glory and Israel was pro..
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A famous Chinese scholar came to America to lecture and during the course of his tour was met at a busy metropolitan railway station by his university host. "If we run quickly, we can catch the next train and save ourselves three minutes," said the host. The scholar quietly asked, "And what significant thing shall we do with the three minutes that we save by running?" A good question that could not be answered."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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If we keep God's Word before our eyes, we won't start looking in the wrong direction and doing the wrong things
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall" (Prov. 16:18 NKJV)."
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When God's people are obeying God's will, everything in the universe works for them, even "the stars in their courses" (Judg. 5:20)."
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Paul used six different arguments to prove that God saves sinners through faith in Christ and not by the works of the law. He began with the personal argument (Gal. 3:1-5), in which he asked the Galatians to recall their personal experience with Christ when they were saved. Then he moved into the scriptural argument
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Have you experienced so many things in vain?" The argument from Christian experience was a wise one with which to begin, because Paul had been with them when they had trusted Christ."
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Believers should be filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18-21), which simply means "controlled by the Spirit." This is a continuous experience, like drinking water from a fresh stream (John 7:37-39)."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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The authority of Jesus is the greatest of all. When we claim His promises, when we yield to His Holy Spirit, when we pray and when we obey, we share in that authority and accomplish His purposes on this earth.
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In this world you will have trouble," He told His disciples. "But take heart! I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). The world looks at Christians as inferior underlings, but Jesus sees us as unbeatable overcomers."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Life, like war, is a series of mistakes, and he is not the best Christian nor the best general who makes the fewest false steps. Poor mediocrity may secure that; but he is the best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes. Forget mistakes; organize victory out of mistakes.1
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When circumstances become difficult and you are in the furnace of testing, remain where God has put you until He tells you to move. Faith moves in the direction of peace and hope, but unbelief moves in the direction of restlessness and fear. "He that believeth shall not make haste" (Isa. 28:16). In times of testing, the important question is not "How can I get out of this?" but "What can I get out of this?" (James 1:1-12). God is at work to..
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No problem is too large, when Jesus is in charge. No gift is too small, if you give Him your all.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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When we lose our desire for God's Word, then we are vulnerable to the substitutes the world has to offer (Isa. 55:1-2).
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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If we focus more on the gifts than on the Giver, we are guilty of idolatry. If we accept His gifts, but complain about them, we are guilty of ingratitude. If we hoard His gifts and will not share them with others, we are guilty of indulgence. But if we yield to His will and use what He gives us for His glory, then we can enjoy life and be satisfied.
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