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Tomorrow Will be Anxious for Itself

With all that is going on in our world right now, it can be easy to find a million things to be anxious about. If you’re like me, you can end up worrying about way more than you can handle. You try to plan out your next steps, days, weeks and even months — and you set your hope in those plans.

Christian, we don’t know what tomorrow holds — it will be anxious for itself. But, we should remember who holds our future. We should trust our Perfect Father. He will provide us with all that we need (not what we want) for the future.

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Love One Another

“’So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.’” — John 13:34-35

This is one of the last things that Jesus said to His disciples. He told them to love one another and it would prove to the world that they were His disciples. He wants this for us, too.

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Spirit-filled Patience

There have been a number of things over the last few weeks that have tested our patience. It seems to be about the first thing to go out the window, am I right? 

In Galatians 5, the Apostle Paul tells us about the Fruits of the Spirit. The Word tells us that Jesus is doing a good work in us — one that will allow us to tap into Spirit-filled patience. 

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The Harvest is Plentiful but the Workers are Few

I heard some experts say that because of all the online services available this past weekend, it was the most attended Easter weekend in the history of the world! Isn’t that amazing? Clearly, we can see that the harvest for the Gospel is plentiful, even during this worldwide crisis. 

I believe that you and I have a unique opportunity and we shouldn’t miss it. There are three ways I believe we can be a part of seeing the harvest gathered right now. Watch the video above to hear all about it. 

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The Right Place at the Right Time

Do you understand that God knit us together, in our mother’s wombs, to be born at exactly the right place and time — to experience this pandemic together in our various stages of life? God orchestrated it. Let this verse from Acts 17:26 sink in, “He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.” In other words, we were born at the right place and time.

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Difficulties are Food for Faith to Feed on

In the middle of trials, are you seeing the opportunity for your faith to grow? As George Mueller put it, “difficulties are food for faith to feed on.” 

Hebrews 11:1 says that, “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Faith takes future realities and brings them into our present realities. It is a rock-solid confidence in God’s Word — even in the midst of difficulties. 

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Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is Here

I am sobered by what we are facing at this time. In the Bible, we see difficulties people faced over and over again. This is not new to God. Many times, those difficult circumstances brought people to their knees in repentance. 

John the Baptist paved the way for Jesus and His message. Both men proclaimed the need for the people of Israel to repent. I believe that is something our world needs to hear now. It’s certainly something that you and I must continually do — live a life of repentance while clinging to our Savior.

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Speak Words of Life + What’s Happening

It feels like there is so much discouragement in our world right now. There is fear in what we are hearing and reading. Christian, did you know there is power in what you speak? Death and life are found in the power of the tongue.

I would encourage you to speak words of life into the world. When people are full of fear, we can proclaim that we have a good God who says, “Fear Not!” What a great time it is to show our faith to others and give them some good news. 

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The Presence of God is the Antidote to Fear

Where do you go in times of trouble? Do you run to the things of this world to bring you peace? Or do you look for refuge in the presence of God? 

Jesus told us that we will face trouble in this life. We shouldn’t be deceived to believe otherwise. He promised, however, that we can find peace in Him during troubled times for He has overcome the world. He is the only place to find true refuge.

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Treasure

“Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.” — Matthew 6:21 (NLT)

We live in a time of uncertainty. Many of us are asking a myriad of questions: What do I consider my treasure to be? What is really important? What will I fight to protect? What if I get sick? What if this lasts a really long time? What if I can’t provide for my family? What if I, or someone I love, dies? Why is this happening? What matters?

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