Tag: Jesus
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Resting in faith!
We can often ask the question… what is faith? Simply, it is to rely on and trust in something or some person. But it is not meant to be a mental struggle where we tire ourselves out trying too hard to believe. Perhaps we need to stop and rest for a while. I recall an…
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SUBMISSION
What is submission? Is it a sign of personal weakness or perhaps the secret of personal strength? I guess, at the end of the day, the crucial question is who or what are we submitting to? We can submit to the laws of the land; we can submit to legal authorities… that is not only…
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The Christian Password
We live in a world of ever-increasing passwords which are controlling our lives. Security demands them, but life would be much simpler if we did not have to have them… and we wouldn’t get so stressed… like when we forget them! And another aspect is the fact that the password we use always has to…
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A Divided Heart
One of the most moving passages in the Bible is where Jesus tells us that he stands at the door and knocks. If we respond to that knock and open the door, he then promises to come in at our invitation, to share life together. It is never God’s intention to discipline us for no…
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Dialoguing with God.
There is an expression that has become quite popular in the political sphere and everyday life in general. It can be stated like this, ‘We need to have a conversation’. It implies that a subject or issue needs more discussion with a view to resolving the relevant aspects and determining the way forward. As Christians…
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JESUS CHRIST ‘Central Station’
Central Stations can be impressive, quite often with huge spacious entrance halls. There are clocks and indicators with crowds of people heading off in different directions. There are the metro trains with their underground networks, and there are the country tracks heading off to far away locations. It is a central hub, pulsing with the…
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God wants you to PROSPER!
There is something strong and solid about the mountains… it is that feeling of elevation too, as we sense a separation from the world below. The air seems so clear, fresh and invigorating… just the place to do some mountaineering. Personally, I have always loved views of the mountains. It was probably the clincher which…
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MERCY!
The rose is said to be a floral symbol of God’s mercy, but what actually is mercy.? It is a word that sits at the core of Christian theology, and we can trace its usage back to the MERCY SEAT, which was situated in the Holy of Holies, the inner sanctuary of the Hebrew Tabernacle.…
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Confess Healing!
Mention confession and we may think of going to church and confessing our sins in the liturgy of the Eucharist. Of course, confessing sin is an important part of our Christian lives. But there is another confession! In life, what we say has consequences, even God’s Word says that life and death are in the…
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GOD IS GOOD!
There seems to be a negative part of human nature which accepts that things will go wrong in life. At the same time, we all want good things to happen to us. Sometimes people say… “Nothing good ever happens to me”…. yet God is good! For a moment consider the Israelites who had been delivered…
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