daily word - always true

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on July 09, 2020 - 06:00

Do you keep up with current events? You have a greater abundance of information available to you than ever before, but it still takes time and effort to stay informed of the latest news stories. Do you keep up with timeless, enduring truth? This also requires time and effort and takes a lifetime of searching, but there is one advantage to this investigation as opposed to keeping up with the news. Things that are considered to be of great importance in media coverage today quickly fade into insignificance, but timeless truth endures so significance does not diminish. It is always true.

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King David's Instruction to Angels by Charity Kayembe

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Submitted by Charity Kayembe on July 08, 2020 - 13:18

While not as common today, many of our biblical heroes interacted with angels. For example, Daniel engaged various angels in visions by day and in dreams by night (Dan. 7–12). Similarly, Zechariah had a long-ranging conversation with “the angel who was speaking to him” that lasted no less than six full chapters (Zech. 1–6).

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daily word - joint effort

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on July 08, 2020 - 06:00

How receptive are the people you meet to the gospel message? It is not a difficult concept. Do you find that people respond to a simple explanation? How many times were you exposed to the gospel message before you responded to it? Have you found this to be the experience of your believing friends as well? Things of the spirit are spiritually discerned. They are incomprehensible to the unenlightened. I have given you my Great Commission to declare my message to every creature, for that is your part, and I am pleased when you do.

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daily word - self-promotion?

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on July 07, 2020 - 06:00

You know that it is wrong to engage in self-promotion. You have seen how unattractive this is in other people. Yet there is also a false humility that would like other people to be more enthusiastic about and more eager to advance your ideas than you are. What would be more validating to you than that? But this is not a reasonable expectation. Is there another alternative? Recognize that your ideas are from me. Then you can hold them with true humility and move them forward in my timing as you are led by the Spirit. In this case you are serving and promoting me rather than yourself.

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A Prophetic Prayer to Pray Over the Nations by Linda Burton

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Submitted by Mark Virkler on July 06, 2020 - 12:41

On June 27, 2020, I heard a sermon about the creation that really stirred my heart.  Then during the night, I awoke to a strong wind blowing the curtain in the bedroom.  I got up to close the window and a prayer flooded into my spirit.  I grabbed a pad and paper and started writing.  I didn’t really hear the Lord as I usually do, but this prayer just flowed from my inner being.

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daily word - flesh?

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on July 06, 2020 - 06:00

What is your understanding of the flesh? This term generally has a negative connotation for believers based on the biblical distinction between flesh and spirit, and verses about the works of the flesh, and the statement that no good thing dwells in the flesh. But the same bible affirms that I came in the flesh. You call this the incarnation, literally being made as meat.

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daily word - show mercy

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on July 05, 2020 - 06:00

Do you find it easier to judge in the abstract than it is to judge people you know? If you hear a reliable account about the conduct of some stranger is it easy to conclude  they are guilty? What about people you know? Does your familiarity with them and their situation make you hesitant to offer judgment, since you know of their difficulties and extenuating circumstances? King David was eager to stand in judgment of a stranger until he realized that he was  the man. Are you familiar with how merciful, accepting, and forgiving I am? I know everyone better than they know themselves.

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daily word - vote with your feet

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on July 04, 2020 - 06:00

Do you vote? You are fortunate if you live in a country where you have a voice in selecting your leaders, but even with regular election cycles this occurs at infrequent intervals. You ‘vote’ every day with the money you spend, but you vote with your feet constantly. Presence matters, and you can’t do the right thing if you are in the wrong place. Life presents you with a continual sequence of opportunities to choose your location. The importance of making good choices in this regard is implied in my invitation to follow me. I will provide the guidance if you are willing to go.

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daily word - love your enemies

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Submitted by Dale Cresap on July 03, 2020 - 06:00

I told you to love your enemies. Do you find this to be the most difficult commandment of all? Even if you can get past your natural aversion at doing this, how do you go about it? You could pray for them; a prayer of loving and blessing and favor rather than judgment. For those who hurt you is your first response to hurt them back or to try to understand their situation? Is there anything you can do that is more concrete and visible? I address this question by teaching you to turn the other cheek, and to be kind to those who despitefully use you.

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Understanding and Responding to Racial Tension

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Submitted by Mark Virkler on July 01, 2020 - 14:21

I have ministered in black churches, and attended a church that was predominantly black, and I have a black son-in-law. We have black faculty and students in our university. I have never experienced a problem in any of these relationships, so it has been hard for me to understand the level of intensity we see sweeping our nation.

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