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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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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click  Overwhelmed
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For the queen of Sheba to have been overwhelmed, Solomon’s wisdom and wealth must have been beyond comprehension.
In 2 Chronicles 9, the story is given of the queen’s visit to Solomon. She and a large entourage came to Jerusalem because she wanted to see if the fantastic [...]

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