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by Simon
God Works In All Things And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Sometimes life can be tough. Few, if any of us, will escape some kind of difficulty during the course of our lives. It …
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The Intercession of the Spirit In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. Romans 8:26 One of my favourite verses in the Bible is Luke 22:42. In this verse, Jesus is praying …
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Future Hope I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 Floods, droughts, volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, forest fires. There’s scarcely a week when we don’t hear of some catastrophic event turning life upside down, leading to the death of many and the suffering …
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There is no condemnation Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 If you commit a crime, you can expect to be punished. You might not be caught initially, but eventually your illegal activities will catch up with you. You might be spared a custodial sentence the first …
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Safe from death What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 7:24-25a I do enjoy picking a scab. I have no idea why. I know that the best thing to do would …
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Judgement based on truth Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. Romans 2:2 In my job as a history teacher, truth is very important. A lot of the work that my students undertake involves looking at historical sources, and trying to find out about the past …
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All have sinned For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. Romans 3:23-24 I marked a set of my students’ essays today. Some were rather mediocre, whilst others were starting to show promise. I was greatly …
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Beautiful Feet How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are …
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The Company We Keep Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 I’m very fortunate to have lots of friends. One of the …
