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The word wait does not suggest that we sit around and do nothing. It means "to hope," to look to God for all that we need (Isa. 26:3; 30:15). This involves meditating on His character and His promises, praying, and seeking to glorify Him."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Like every good teacher and preacher, he turned the ear into an eye and helped people to see spiritual truth. He knew that the mind is not a debating chamber--it is a picture gallery.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Isn't it good to know that God is a God of the depths as well as a God of the heights? When we're living on the mountaintop, He is there. When we're down in the valley, He is there. "The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land" (v. 5). I'm glad that my God is God of the changing places, such as the sea, and of the stable places, such as the dry land. No matter where we are, we can experience His greatness."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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No amount of money or authority could stop the silent but sure ripening of divine judgment.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Moody's success lay in his tremendous burden for the lost and a willingness to do whatever God asked of him. The life and ministry of this humble man of God is an example to us of what the Lord can do in the life of an ordinary person who is totally yielded to him.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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When you are meek, you seek nothing for yourself, and when you seek nothing for yourself, God gives you all things.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Here is a "Confession of Love" that she drew up for a group of Indian girls who banded together to serve Christ. Perhaps it best says to us just what Amy Carmichael believed about Christian life and service. My Vow: Whatsoever Thou sayest unto me, by Thy grace I will do it. My Constraint: Thy love, O Christ, my Lord. My Confidence: Thou art able to keep that which I have committed unto thee. My Joy: To do Thy will, O God. My Discipline: Tha..
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Satan was offering them freedom without responsibility, freedom without consequences, and there can be no such thing.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Like Paul, we should be grateful for what God is doing in the lives of others. As Christians, we are all members of one body (1 Cor. 12:12-13).
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Am I conducting myself in a manner worthy of the gospel?" is a good question for us to ask ourselves regularly."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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It is worth remembering that the world around us knows only the gospel that it sees in our lives. You are writing a gospel, A chapter each day, By the deeds that you do And the words that you say. Men read what you write, Whether faithful or true: Just what is the gospel According to you? --SOURCE UNKNOWN
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Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that crushed it.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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The Father hears us and knows our needs even before we ask (Matt. 6:8). The Son intercedes for us and knows exactly how we feel in every situation (Rom. 8:34; Heb. 4:14-16). The Holy Spirit intercedes for us and directs our requests according to the will of God (Rom. 8:26
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Character is the raw material of life, out of which we either by diligence construct a temple or by negligence create a trash heap.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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When you start to question or forget the grace of God and the goodness of God, you will find it much easier to disobey the will of God.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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God accomplishes his will on earth through truth; Satan accomplishes his purposes through lies. When the child of God believes God's truth, then the Spirit of God can work in power; for the Holy Spirit is "the Spirit of truth" (John 16:13). But when a person believes a lie, then Satan goes to work in that life; "for he is a liar, and the father of lies" (John 8:44). Faith in God's truth leads to victory; faith in Satan's lies leads to defea..
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Too many Christians mark their Bibles, but their Bibles never mark them! If you think you are spiritual because you hear the Word, then you are only kidding yourself.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Children operate on the basis of feeling, but adults operate on the basis of will. They act because it is right, no matter how they feel.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Why? " is an easy question to ask but a very difficult one to answer. Suppose God had told Job the reasons behind his troubles. Would that have solved his problems? After all, God's people live on promises, not on explanations."
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True faith isn't frightened by threats, impressed by crowds, or swayed by superstitious ceremonies. True faith obeys the Lord and trusts Him to work out the consequences.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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If God were to take the Holy Spirit out of this world, much of what the church is doing would go right on; and nobody would know the difference.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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We seek to do what Jesus would do, the way Jesus would do it, so that he alone gets the glory. Doing so isn't always easy, but it is necessary; it isn't always comfortable, but it is Christlike.
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In their time of crisis, instead of turning to God for wisdom, the people consulted demons (Isa. 8:19; Deut. 18:10-12), and this only increased their moral and spiritual darkness. The increase of the occult in our own day is evidence that people are deliberately rejecting God's Word and turning to Satan's lies. "If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn" (Isa. 8:20 NIV). Judah's leaders anxiously looked for the..
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some of this occurred when God defeated Assyria and delivered Jerusalem (Isa. 37). But the ultimate fulfillment is still future; all military material will be destroyed (9:5) because the nations will not learn war any more (2:4).
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Christ-formation is God's ultimate goal for every follower of Christ--that slowly, over time, we will begin to think like Jesus, see things as Jesus would see them, and treat people the same as Jesus would treat them.
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God listens to us, so we listen to others. God forgives us, so we forgive others. Whether we feel like it or not, we act toward others as Jesus would have acted.
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Bible study is kind of like going to the gym and working out. When you study your Bible, you are exercising spiritually. We see this analogy over and over again in Scripture. Paul told Timothy: "Spend your time and energy in the exercise of keeping spiritually fit" (1 Tim. 4:7 TLB). The Greek word used here for "spiritually fit" is gymnasia, which is obviously where we get our English word gymnasium. Paul is telling Timothy to exercise hims..
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True worship is not cheap entertainment; it's a costly experience.
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tradition tells us that he was a man of prayer, and this explains the emphasis on prayer in his letter. It was said that he prayed so much, his knees were as hard as a camel's!
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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If we desire to become leaders for God, we must give ourselves totally to the Lord and obey whatever orders He gives us (Rom. 12:1-3).
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Some people hold back the truth because they think this is one way to show love. Others tell the truth but have no love. Jesus Christ is able to blend both truth and love, and this makes him an effective counselor.
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Just look at the problems James dealt with and you can see that each of them is characteristic of little children: * Impatience in difficulties--1:1-4 * Talking but not living the truth--2:14ff. * No control of the tongue--3:1ff. * Fighting and coveting--4:1ff. * Collecting material "toys"--5:1ff."
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Tetelestai" was a familiar word shouted by a faithful Savior. He came to do the Father's will and he did it. He came to purchase our redemption and he did it. He came to do a great work, the work of salvation, and he finished that work. From the beginning of his life on earth to the day he returned to the Father, Jesus was faithful to do what the Father commanded."
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Charles Spurgeon used to say, "Little faith will take your soul to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your soul." It is not enough that we long for heaven during times of suffering, for anybody can do that. What Peter urged his readers to do was exercise love, faith, and rejoicing, so that they might experience some of the glory of heaven in the midst of suffering now."
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The power of speech is one of the greatest powers God has given us. With the tongue, man can praise God, pray, preach the Word, and lead the lost to Christ. What a privilege!
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If we are really constrained by love, then we see every lost sinner we meet--including those who persecute us--as candidates for the new creation.
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We must live by faith and not by sight. An elderly lady fell and broke her leg while attending a summer Bible conference. She said to the pastor who visited her, "I know the Lord led me to the conference. But I don't see why this had to happen! And I don't see any good coming from it." Wisely, the pastor replied, "Romans 8:28 doesn't say that we see all things working together for good. It says that we know it." Faith means surrendering all..
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Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small" (Longfellow, "Retribution")."
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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The basis for this fellowship is brotherly love.
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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the deepest kind of fellowship is not based on race or family relationship; it is based on the spiritual life we have in Christ.
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Only Christianity dares to make God's love unconditional (What's So Amazing About Grace, 45).
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True Christian hope is more than "hope so." It is confident assurance of future glory and blessing." --
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Do you have a firsthand experience with him, or a secondhand experience through others?
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Warren W. Wiersbe |
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Peter is preeminently the apostle of hope, as Paul is the apostle of faith and John of love.
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