Transformation

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“But we all, with unveiled faces, looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.”~~2 Corinthians 3:18~~ Oh the word “transformed”!  My mind is going faster than my chubby little fingers can type.  Haha  In this verse, the phrase “are being transformed” <metamorphoo> … Read More

2 Chronicles 13:11

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While reading in 2 Chronicles this morning, this verse really struck me. As I tried to read on, the Spirit kept drawing me back to it.  So I sat in the verse and just listened.   The first thing that came to mind was that it was the priests that did the actions here.  Not being a priest, I wondered why … Read More

1 Timothy 6:11-16 (Part One)

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“But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.  I direct you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified … Read More

Act as Free Men

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“Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king” ~~1 PETER 2:16-17~~ This is a shorter passage, but it is certainly not lacking in practical spiritual truth.  In order to understand and apply this verse correctly, we need to … Read More

What’s on Your Mind?

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I’ve been working my way through 1 Peter, and while I’m not going to blog about each and every verse in the book, I will target the parts of the book that have impacted me and will share what I have learned.  I’ll look into what the Scripture is saying, as well as how to apply it to our own … Read More

Lots of Why’s

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I was reading 1 Kings 17-19 this morning, and honestly, my head was filled with “why’s” as I processed it.  So the backstory is that Elijah had confronted wicked king Ahab of his sin of idolatry and had told him that there would be no dew nor rain in the land for a long time.  God then directed Elijah to … Read More

Trials (Part 1)

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THE WHAT AND THE WHY OF TRIALS (Part 1) “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.And let endurance have its perfect resultSo that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing.”~~James 1:2-4~~ As I sit here on my porch on this chilly June morning, Bible open, … Read More