The Heart of the Father and Forgivness are Revealed in the Parable of the Prodigal Son
The repentance and restoration of any returning one is reason for rejoicing. To repent, Biblically, means to have a genuine change of heart and life from worse to better. It is vital to have compassion for anyone lost in the wilderness of the world.
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How to Make Happiness a Way of Life
God's Word teaches about a way of thinking and living that doesn't come natural to the human mind. According to Scripture, believers are to be internally at peace even when challenged with outward situations and circumstances that bring confusion and chaos. The Word confirms that no one can control the struggles or temptations that arise, but everyone can control how they react or respond to them.
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Christians of Every Age are Loved by Jesus
Never think that life has no purpose. God's people have been given the greatest reason to live. It's not for fame and riches, but to learn about and share what Jesus Christ did. It is more important today than ever before.
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Personal Experiences Turn into Witnessing Opportunities
When people live through life-changing experiences, they often have a personal encounter or intimate realization of who Jesus Christ is and what he did on the cross. Having come through circumstances with the help of Jesus, they can become experts at sharing their personal story. And many of young witnesses for Christ have decided to live a life in service to God rather than for themselves.
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In Hard Times, Christians Must Pray and Mediate on the Word of God to Draw Near to Him
If ever there was a time to get closer to the Creator, now is the time. It's not a time to be self-serving, or wasteful, thoughtlessly squandering money or time. Although the secular world says that time is money, in reality, time is life! Trusting God in hard times can become second nature when time is spent in daily reading of His Word, being prayerfully in His presence.
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The Promise of True Rest for the Soul
God does not judge a person by what is on the outside; He looks upon the heart. And a heart that is fully surrendered beneath the life-giving yoke of Jesus Christ, though they stumble, will not only receive rest and renewal in this life, but will be rewarded in eternity for a life well lived.
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Daniel is a Good Example of God Hearing and Answering Intercessory Prayer
Daniel is a good example of how to approach God during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Daniel approached God with humility and worshipfulness. He wasn't praying for his personal needs, but was confessing the sins of his people and interceding and supplicating for restoration and unity for all of God's people. God can hear and answer prayers just as powerfully today as He did for His people in the Bible times.
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Believers must Be Authentic and Transparent to Enjoy a Relationship with God and Enter the Kingdom
Children are remarkably authentic. Authenticity is a kingdom necessity. To embrace all that the kingdom offers, one must stop hiding from the Lord and from others.
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