Posted in Satan on Jan 24th, 2012
Proverbs 4:23 says that “above all else,” we are to guard our hearts.
Why? “For everything you do flows from it.”
That’s quite a statement.
Everything?
Yes.
The words we speak are the overflow of the heart, Jesus said (Luke 6:45).
Our resistence to sin is based on the amount of scripture we hide in our hearts, Solomon said (Psalm [...]
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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click When goals trump gripes
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Some of the griping that we face in life is not related to what we’re doing wrong, but instead what we’re doing right.
Yes, it’s true that our choices and actions are sometimes deserving of chastisement because we didn’t prepare well or we didn’t perform with [...]
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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click Satan’s miscalculation
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Talk about a contrast.
So many times, God has sent blessings into our lives to influence us toward a more faithful life.
Yet, we’ve misread those blessings and misused them for purposes contrary to the purposes of God.
And so many times, Satan has tossed wrenches of affliction or [...]
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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click here Endless stream of lies
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It’s amazing, actually, at how predictable the schemes of the Enemy really are.
So why don’t we all avoid sin like the plague?
Because of pride, that’s why.
Others who dance with the Devil get their toes stomped, but that won’t happen to us, we sometimes believe.
We’re [...]
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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click Lose the blinders
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How many times have you cried out, perhaps even audibly, “Oh, my lord, what shall we do?”
I’ve lost count as to how many times I have been uncertain as to the best path through a difficult situation.
I do know specifically, however, the number of times that [...]
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