We have come to the final post in a series on the practical applications of God’s word, as found in Psalm 119. You can read the first post here, and click on each one in the list below to catch up. We started with eight benefits: The word keeps us from sin. The word …
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Perspective, Perseverance, and Praising the Lord
How important is it to praise the Lord? Did you realize that praising God is a command? In all honesty, I have to admit I have not previously thought about praising God as something that is required of me as a Christ-follower. In my mind, I probably filed it under “optional!” I knew that to …
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Spiritual Gifts: Evidence of the Power, Presence and Purpose of God
While doing some research recently for a Bible study, I discovered something really special about spiritual gifts. I love it when God opens my eyes and I see something that I’d never really thought about before. His Word is such a wealth of treasure! 1 Corinthians 12 is a wonderful chapter, teaching us how the …
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The Justness Of God
That’s not fair! If you are a parent, you’ve heard those words many times. What is it in our human nature that cries out for justice? I believe it is the fact that we are created in the image of God. Our perspective of justness, fairness, is terribly flawed, but the seed of justice …
Living In The Fear Of God
Summer is one of my favorite seasons (right behind Fall and Spring and definitely in front of Winter). But there is one thing about summer I do not love…those crazy, unpredictable thunderstorms, especially if they happen to arrive while I’m driving around in my car! What I do appreciate about the storms, however, is that …
The Way Of The Word 