October - 2017 2/2

"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save i

There are some things you can work hard for, some things you can go all out to attain, which, when you get your hands on them, turn out...

"How can I give you up Ephraim? How can I make you as Admah and Zeboiim? My heart is changed wi

A gleam of light pierces the night of Israel's apostasy. It emanates from within God himself where a strange and solemn striving occurs....

"However do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written

For reasons beyond our understanding, God brings weak, ignorant men and women into his campaign to bless the world, and equips them to be...

"Watch out! Be on guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the a

The reason greed is not good; the reason it is a vice is that it does not accord with reality. It is a lie. It is true that a minimum...

"They sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. They trample on the he

That the earth's bounty is shared so unequally among its human inhabitants is a wrenching offense to its creator. Governments the world...

"When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you wil

Civilization and the government of God are not identical. The former is resists the latter and is hostile to it. That is why every...

"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten . . ." (Joel 2:25).

Doctors say that even in someone who has smoked for decades, restoration and health begins to return to his/her lungs from the moment of...

"Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies. Yet not one of them is forgotten by God . . . . Do

Two ideas are put. And they are related. First, though sparrows are not highly valued among humans--'a dime a dozen'--God is not...

"'Even now,' declares the Lord, 'return to me with all your heart, with fasting and

Even now! This exclamation comes at a time when Israel's unfaithfulness has gone on for so long that a floodtide of justice begs to be...

"I tell you my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no mo

Those who hold themselves accountable to God before all others powers thereby make those powers relative and insubordinate. That is why...

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"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously wi

“But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of the cov

" . . .So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ

"Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many gr

"Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified'"

"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in

" . . . He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ f

"Simon Peter asked him, 'Lord, where are you going?' Jesus replied, 'Where I am goi

"Though you have not seen him you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you

"It was revealed to them that were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the thing

"If you really knew me, you would know my father as well" (John 14:7).

"Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that you may grow up in your salvation, now t

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Desmond Ford