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ADVOCATE
1 Timothy 2:5-6 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. 1 Timothy 2:5-6 When two sides cannot come to an agreement face to face, it is time for the mediator to be brought in. The mediator will act as a bridge, perhaps as a go between for the two parties, or perhaps as a third-party perspective to find some means by which both sides can c
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SHIELDED WITH HOPE
Psalm 119:114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. Psalm 119:114, NKJV Sometimes when life gets tough, we just need someone to Shave our back. When we have those moments when we feel like we can't keep going or that life is just too hard, it's important to remember what today's Bible verse says. This verse tells us first that God is our refuge and shield. That means when things get tough, we can go to Him, and He will keep us safe and be a place of refu
Eddie Cox
Apr 272 min read
REST IN GOD
Genesis 2:1-3 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all His work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it be rested from all the work of creating that he had done. Genesis 2:1-3, NIV Never has more work been accomplished in six days. The universe went from vast nothingness and emptiness to what it is as we know it by a
Eddie Cox
Apr 262 min read
SATISFIED SOUL
Psalm 42:1-2 As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul chins for God, for the living, God. When shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:1-2, NKJV This is a wonderful illustration of one who was experiencing a terrible drought in his life. His soul was hurting, and his most ardent desire was for the realization of the presence of God in His life. He would not be satisfied until he searched every place until he experienced God's prese
Eddie Cox
Apr 242 min read
SEEK AND SEARCH
Proverbs 2:2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding. Proverbs 2:2, NKJV For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly. Proverbs 2:6-7, NKJV There is only one source of wisdom. To look anywhere else is foolish and wasteful. All wisdom is from the Lord. And He gives it to whomever He will. Knowledge and understanding are als
Eddie Cox
Apr 222 min read
PURE HEART
Psalm 51:10 , 17 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10, NKJV The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart-these, O God, You will not despise. Psalm 51:17, NKJV Why does God have to create a clean heart in us? Because it doesn't come naturally! We were not born with a clean heart. Merriam-Webster Dictionary primarily defines the word "create" as "to create into existence." This pure heart was somethin
Eddie Cox
Apr 213 min read
SPIRITUAL MATURITY
Hebrews 5:13-14 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5:13-14, NIV Once we are saved by grace through faith, we are to live by faith; to walk by faith; to mature in the faith and to grow in grace. We are to progress from spiritual infancy to spiritual maturity and to become disciples of Christ,
Eddie Cox
Apr 202 min read
COME BOLDLY
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16, NKJV Life can be filled with all kinds of dilemmas that can leave us in a state of confusion and despair. We are often hit with disappointments in life that can be very debilitating. When we are hit with intense adversity in this life, it is so comforting to know that our great High Priest endured pain and despair just as we do. Ther
Eddie Cox
Apr 192 min read
SHARPENED
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Proverbs 27:17, NKJV I have found that there is a great benefit for the believer who surrounds themselves with those who are spiritually intelligent; those who show great wisdom in not only knowing the Scriptures but also have experience in living according to the Scriptures. It is good to have those in our lives, who will cause us to become excited about the things of God. The individuals
Eddie Cox
Apr 162 min read
WORK OF GOD
John 6:28-29 Then they said to Him, "What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?" Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent." John 6:28-29, NKJV Have you ever had someone ask you what your life's work is, or what type or work you would ike to spend the rest of your life doing? That can be a difficult question, especially today, when the average worker will have had ten to fourteen jobs. We quickly move from task t
Eddie Cox
Apr 152 min read
COMPLETE DEVOTION
John 12:3 Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. John 12:3, NKJV Mary a picture of pure, undistracted, and complete devotion to Jesus. With perfect vision she sees the glory, power, and beauty of Jesus. And because of her clarity of heart and mind, she holds nothing back in showing her love and devotion to Him. Is our heart filled with t
Eddie Cox
Apr 143 min read
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