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A Condemned Walk

For the next few mornings I would like to muse on Paul's words to the Ephesians on walking with the Lord. I want to say there will be much even in the early part of the year to get us off course, but I say to us, just walk on. In this condemned …
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Hope’s Weight

We muse today on Hebrews 6: 18-20 which says, "... we might have a strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold up the hope set before him: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enter within…
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Hope’s Wonder

Let us this day ponder several  verses that tell of the wonder of hope. In I Cor.  13:13 we find a wonderful perception when Paul says," And now abideth faith, hope,and love... This is our perception today, but one day faith will give way…
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Hope’s Witness

Let us ponder the gold mine of Romans 4:18 which says Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations...  I find here a witness of examplefrom the life of Abraham. If there ever was one who believed in hope…
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Hope’s Walk

Let us ponder today Hosea 2:6 and 15 which says, Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy  way with thorns... , And  I will give her the valley of Achor for a door of hope... The book of Hosea is centered around his wife Gomer who was a harlot.…
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HOPES WAY

Let us ponder Jeremiah 17:5-8 today.  The central verse says, "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the Lord is."  In verse 5 we find the transgression of hope when we put our trust in a man.  Jeremiah says this man…
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Hope’s Work

I am again musing from home. We will be  home now for a couple of weeks. I want to look at the word hope for a few days. The word means confident expectations.  It is not like our hope so think so word. In Psalm 38:15 it says, "For in thee…
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I Am Resolved

This is the last day of our year. As we look forward to this new year may I leave us to ponder the old song of the faith which says,  "I am  resolved no longer to linger, charmed by the world's delight; Things that are higher, things that…
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All to the Glory of God

I have been musing on the 70 resolves of Jonathan Edwards. There was two things that accompanied each resolve. One was to recognize his inability to do them  unless God did it through him. The second was the desire to do all to the glory of…
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Me First Mentality

I am back musing from the motel today. We are at East Hendersonville Baptist this week. The Lord has turned my heart to the story our Lord told in Luke 9: 59-61. When I first read them I thought our Lord is a hard task master. He wouldn't let…