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Hebrews 10:39 “But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.” Listen to the words of a persecuted pastor in the Sudan, having gone through decades of oppression, injustice and pain: St James says: “Resist the devil and he will flee.” How do we…

Hebrews 11:13 “All of these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.” Lawrence of Arabia said: “Everyone dreams, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in…

Hebrews 12:1 “Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” A certain man went into business, but his venture was a total flop. He switched to politics but within only one year that didn’t work out either. He tried his hand for a second time at business, but failed again. That meant…

James 4:14 “Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes…” “…Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that’ (verse 15).” Plans are all well and…

Watch the video here! Philippians 3:17 “Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.” Dallas Willard highlights how mistaken we’ve become in thinking that information impartation is the best means of learning and discipleship: “It…

Ecclesiastes 5:4 “When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it.” There’s a pithy parable about the devil’s training academy for his demonic minions. On the day of the graduation ceremony, he was mingling with the new graduates and questioning them about what they had learnt. He approached one group of…

James 5:16 “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective…” “… Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain (verse 17,18). There’s a certain…

John 20:21,22 “Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’.” “The disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews” (verse 19) when Jesus appeared to them. He was preparing…

1 Peter 1:3,4 “Praise be to God! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you.” Today’s verse talks clearly about how Christian hope…

Ecclesiastes 3:13 “That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in his toil – this is the gift of God.” Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky was arrested by the Czar’s soldiers as a dissident and rebel, and was sentenced to death. The Czar enjoyed toying with his prisoners by having them blindfolded and lined up…