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“God Intentions XXVI” Psalm 37: 25: “I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants...

Then He told this story to some who boasted of their virtue and scorned everyone else. (John 18:9) The Parable of the Pharisee and the...

“God Intentions  XXV” Hebrews 12: 11, 12 “All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet for those who have...

“My kingdom is not of this world.” (John 18:36) When Pontius Pilate examined Jesus, he asked Him if He was a king. Jesus then delivered...

“God Intentions XXIV” John 18: 36: “Jesus answered, ‘My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world, then My servants...

Do nothing from factional motives (through contentiousness, strife, selfishness) or empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of...

“God Intentions XXIII” Psalm 25: 4: “Make me know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.” In the Hebrew, a ‘way’ is a method of doing...

“God Intentions XXII” 2 Corinthians 3: 9, 18: “For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of...

And He was transfigured before them; and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white. (Mark 9:2-3) The Transfiguration narrative is...

“God Intentions XXI” Genesis 29: 7b, 8, 10“[Jacob] said, ‘Water the sheep, and go, pasture them.’ But they said, ‘We cannot, until all...

Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. (Romans 14:8) Think of living or dying not in terms of breathing or not breathing but in terms...

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another. (Romans 13:8) Some consider sin as a legal issue. Some...

“God Intentions XX” John 8: 39: “They answered and said to Him, ‘Abraham is our father.’ Jesus said to them, ‘If you are Abraham’s...

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21) Twenty-five years ago, Romans 12:9-21, which is the New Testament...

“God Intentions XIX” Romans 12: 21: “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Be not deceived by all the bleak reports...

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2) Repentance is turning away from sin,...

“God Intentions  XVIII” Romans 12: 1 “Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy...

“God Intentions XVII” John 8: 11, 12: “Straightening up, Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?’ She said,...

“Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.” (John 8:10-11) Jesus is the radiance of...