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Desmond Ford

February 2, 1929 – March 11, 2019

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    "Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?" (Jeremiah 23:28).

    January 31, 2018

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    Straw and grain grow from the same plant stem, but after a while, the difference between the two is as plain as day. God does not immediately extinguish those who speak rubbish in his name. He 'lets' religious trash-talk have its day in the sun.  There will always be t...

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    But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. Do not be afraid little flock, for your father has been pleased to give you the kingdom" (Luke 12:31,32).

    January 30, 2018

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    The kingdom of God is a state of affairs in which the character and will of God is carried forth and celebrated by all self-conscious beings.  Those who pursue this ideal as a priority, even in a world of rebellion against God's rule, will not be disappointed. The bles...

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    " . . . Your plenty will supply what they need so that, in turn, their plenty will supply your need" (2Corinthians 8:14).

    January 29, 2018

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    Why are there rich people? Why are there poor.  Is it because the former were astute, and worked hard, and the latter were indolent?  In some cases, yes. But there is another reason; one supplied by God. Some have many material goods so they can share them with others...

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    "We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the father and with his Son, Jesus Christ" (1 John 1:3).

    January 28, 2018

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    John makes an astounding assertion; not astounding because he claims to have witnessed Jesus' career first hand with his own ears and eyes, but because he believes that in his personal acquaintance with Jesus the man, he encountered God.  This is the reason for his exu...

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    "This child is destined to cause the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed" (Luke 2:34,35).

    January 27, 2018

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    God showed himself in Mary and Joseph's child, and people did not like what they saw. They spoke out against him.  Such was the power of Christ's persona. Unwittingly, involuntarily, their unwelcoming and antagonistic stance regarding Jesus, revealed their attitude to...

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    "When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, 'Put out into deep water and let down the nets for a catch.' Simon answered, 'Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.' When they had done so, they caught a large number of fish . . . " (Luke 5:4-6).

    January 26, 2018

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    Like so many in the world, Peter was a fisherman who worked hard without becoming rich. When Jesus told him to go put out his nets, he was already exhausted from his long shift at plying his trade. Since it had been a bad night, he would have felt strongly inclined to...

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    "Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit unto himself" (Hosea 10:1).

    January 25, 2018

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    This is not a compliment but a lament. The vine (tree, plant) is a frequent metaphor for the people of God in the Prophets. Under God's patronage, Israel flourished like a healthy grapevine. But it became satisfied with its own luxuriance; selfishly wallowing in its ow...

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    " . . .I praise you father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to little children. Yes, father, for this was your good pleasure" (Luke 10:21).

    January 23, 2018

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    You don't have to be a professor of theology to know and enjoy God. Many an expert in biblical studies, many a priest or pastor is a stranger to the beauty of the deity. The privilege of intimacy with the divine is open rather to childlike trust so that no one is ineli...

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    “I also could speak like you if you were in my place.” (Job 16:4).

    January 23, 2018

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    One of the greatest gifts I can give to someone, is to create in him the confidence that I am feeling what he is feeling; that I understand what it is like to be in her shoes.  It is relatively easy to supply glib counsel to someone who is deeply troubled. It takes a g...

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    "But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him he took pity on him.

    January 22, 2018

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    He who pitied the wounded and disabled traveler totally contrasts with others passing on the same road. He drew near to the victim with a view to helping him, while others avoided contact with a view to not helping him. We know instinctively that the Samaritan, a membe...

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    "Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs" (1 Timothy 6:10).

    August 1, 2018

    "Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified'" (John 12:23).

    July 31, 2018

    "In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials" (1 Peter 1:6).

    July 30, 2018

    " . . . He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can nev...

    July 29, 2018

    "Simon Peter asked him, 'Lord, where are you going?' Jesus replied, 'Where I am going you cannot follow now, but you will follow late...

    July 28, 2018

    "Though you have not seen him you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and g...

    July 27, 2018

    "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am" (John 14:3).

    July 26, 2018

    "It was revealed to them that were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have pr...

    July 25, 2018

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

    July 24, 2018

    "Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good" (1...

    July 23, 2018

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    "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously" (2 Corinthians 9:6).

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