Greg Laurie Daily Devotions |
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Sometimes Saying Less Is More
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep" (Romans 12:15 nkjv).
This may surprise you coming from a preacher, but people don't always need a sermon. Sometimes, they just need a friend. They need someone to show a little compassion.
The Bible tells us to "rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep" (Romans 12:15 nkjv).
For instance, remember the calamities that befell godly Job? He didn't know the Lord had been bragging on in him in front of the angels and Lucifer, but he woke up one morning and one disaster after another struck his life.
He lost his children. He lost his livelihood and his possessions. He even lost his health. When his body was covered head-to-toe in massive boils, his wife came along and said, "Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!" (Job 2:9 nkjv).
When someone you know is in pain sometimes saying less is more because sometimes when we're trying to encourage someone, we actually say the wrong thing. We always feel like we have to have the answer or a Bible verse for each situation. But, there's a time and a place for everything. |
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10 Bad Habits Christian Women Need to Break |
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Cindi McMenamin |
Instead of hiding behind our bumper stickers that we are, "Not of this World" or, "Not Perfect, Just Forgiven", let's get real about some of the bad habits we, as Christian women, need to break. |
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Morning & Evening, with Charles Spurgeon |
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May 20 MORNING
Psalm 17:7 Marvellous lovingkindness.
When we give our hearts with our alms, we give well, but we must often plead to a failure in this respect. Not so our Master and our Lord. His favours are always performed with the love of His heart. He does not send to us the cold meat and the broken pieces from the table of His luxury, but He dips our morsel in His own dish, and seasons our provisions with the spices of His fragrant affections.
When He puts the golden tokens of His grace into our palms, He accompanies the gift with such a warm pressure of our hand, that the manner of His giving is as precious as the boon itself. He will come into our houses upon His errands of kindness, and He will not act as some austere visitors do in the poor man's cottage, but He sits by our side, not despising our poverty, nor blaming our weakness. Beloved, with what smiles does He speak! What golden sentences drop from His gracious lips! What embraces of affection does He bestow upon us! If He had but given us farthings, the way of His giving would have gilded them; but as it is, the costly alms are set in a golden basket by His pleasant carriage. |
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10 Bad Habits Christian Women Need to Break |
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Cindi McMenamin |
Instead of hiding behind our bumper stickers that we are, "Not of this World" or, "Not Perfect, Just Forgiven", let's get real about some of the bad habits we, as Christian women, need to break. |
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