rickvan on December 17th, 2008

Therefore then, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and [...]

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rickvan on December 16th, 2008

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalms 46:10-11 NKJV   BE STILL! KNOW that HE is GOD! Men and women, all over the world, [...]

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rickvan on December 15th, 2008

Sing, o barren one, you who did not bear; break forth into singing and cry aloud, you who did not travail with child! For the [spiritual] children of the desolate one will be more than the children of the married wife, says the Lord.   2 Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the [...]

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rickvan on December 14th, 2008

When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but when the ruler is a man of discernment, understanding, and knowledge, its stability will long continue. Proverbs 28:2 AMP   Many times people blame their leaders for all their problems, but God puts the responsibility on both leaders and followers to be righteous and to do [...]

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rickvan on December 13th, 2008

Gracious is the Lord, and [rigidly] righteous; yes, our God is merciful. Psalms 116:5 AMP The Lord is [rigidly] righteous in all His ways and gracious and merciful in all His works. Psalms 145:17 AMP For Christ [the Messiah Himself] died for sins once for all, the Righteous for the unrighteous (the Just for the [...]

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