Imagine you’re at the zoo when you hear this announcement: “Ladies and gentlemen, we’d just like you to know the lion has escaped from his enclosure. He has not eaten yet today, so please be cautious.” You’d quickly head for the exit, right?Peter wrote, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about […]
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You might remember an old song about dealing with troubles in life. It was called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” That’s a good song when life is good. But if you’re going through hardship and you hear that song, it is the most irritating tune on Earth.The book of James deals with Christian maturity, and it […]
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When I lived in California as a kid, my neighbor had a couple of big lemon trees in his backyard. They got so big that the branches grew over my side of the fence. According to state law, anything that grows on your side of the fence belongs to you. So, I had fresh lemonade […]
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On his deathbed, Jacob finally focused on the blessings of God, not the bummers of life. He had moaned and complained for so long, but he finally learned the lesson, after 147 years. After all the negativity and manipulation in his life, Jacob was finally attributing his blessings to God.”Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God […]
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You’ve heard of Murphy’s Law: If something can go wrong, it will. But there’s another that we’ll call Joseph’s Law. If something can go wrong, and it does go wrong, God is always behind the scenes making it right.It’s the Romans 8:28 principle: “And we know that all things work together for good to those […]
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