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I like that there are 12 words in a potent passage I read this morning.
Twelve is a biblical number representing completion and this verse is the epitome of completion.
“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” (Colossians 1:17)
Jesus existed before Creation. He is more important than Creation. And […]

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The longer I live, the more I long to be as Christ.
Not just with my thoughts and values, but also with my form of being.
The fact that aches and pains will be increasing as my age increases is not joy-producing.
Yet, the promise that a time is coming when aches and pains will end is […]

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Morning Devotion: He knows

The last thing the rich, young ruler was expecting to hear was perhaps the first thing that Jesus saw in his heart.
I imagine that the confident young man mentioned in Mark 10:17-31 was filled with anticipation of feeling even better about himself as he approached the man claiming to be the Messiah.
After all, he […]

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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click Whose robe are you wearing?
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If I found myself wandering on a frozen, snow-covered land filled with hungry wolves, the last thing that I’d want to be wearing is a long, neon-orange coat.
My long-term survival prospects would be much better if all my garments — the hat, the […]

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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click Better than expected
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It’s really a good thing when somebody says he or she is preparing a nice meal for you and that you should be at his or her place at a certain time.
Not having to cook is good.
Not having to clean up is even better.
Knowing that […]

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