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We Cannot Exclude God

The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable. For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the Lord, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink. As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right. But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands. Isaiah 32:5-8 (ESV) The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good. Psalm 14:1 (ESV) Those who do not believe in the only God who exists are fools and are capable of horrendous acts of horror. We will never achieve lasting peace among people who remain hopelessly lost. We will never be an honorable, just nation apart from God. We were not made to exclude God from our lives, for life makes no sense without Him. ...
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We can trust God!

The Egyptians are man, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall, and they will all perish together. Isaiah 31:3 (ESV) The spirit world is alive and well, and God rules over all, including those who dwell in the spirit world. Mankind, for now, is in a unique position in that we are allowed to obey or ignore God. We, for now, have choice, and our choices actually matter. Satan is always limited as to what he may do by God, who is the ultimate Spirit in all of existence. We need not fear the things that our God, who loves us, controls, and He controls all things. Even though God allows man to have choice, He controls the outcome. If a man wants to use his choice to instill fear in another, God can provide peace. If man wants to murder, God can give life. If man wants to harm, God can choose to bless. God is older and smarter than I am and loves me. I can trust Him. https://www.pod...
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Special Invitation Men, Join me at our annual men's spring retreat at Silver Birch Ranch!  You can find information at:  https://www.silverbirchranch.org/campretreat/mens-spring-retreat https://www.podbean.com/relate365
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Worthy of Trust?

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord! Isaiah 31:1 (ESV) What is it that I rely on when I need to rely on something or someone? Do I rely on my money? My nation? My family? My job? My health? My thought processes? Everything I possess is temporal and capable of breaking down. Academically, Christians usually claim that we trust in God and God alone, but I often wonder if that is our reality or our fantasy. Sometimes it seems easier to consult those who are flesh and blood than it is to consult God, even though it is easier to consult with God since He abides within us. We often trust something that we can manipulate, but it seems unreasonable to think that something capable of manipulation is worthy of our trust. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He cannot be bought or sold, cannot be manipulated, a...
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Those who know God love God.

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. Isaiah 30:18 (ESV) The waiting game is not a game I play well. I like to get things done, and usually, the sooner, the better. If we need to paint the house, I'd like to get the paint and finish it tomorrow. If I need a new car, I want to go and buy one today. Waiting is difficult, but necessary, and people like myself need to learn to wait things out, to let the process work, and to be patient. Those who know God love God. Those who love God know that the process He is working out will be best for all of those whom He loves. Pain, sorrow, joy, and wonder are all part of the process. We can wait confidently because we are confident of the outcome. Whatever situation we are in at the moment is tempered by the fact that in the end, we win, and we win big. https://www.podbean.com/relate365
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Rest and Quietness

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." But you were unwilling…. Isaiah 30:15 (ESV) "In quietness and confidence is our strength, but not in thinking of quietness and confidence, or grieving that we have so little of either, but in simply assuring ourselves of the ground that we have to believe that God is our Friend now and ever, and that He can be nothing else, and that the forgetfulness of this and nothing else has been our sin and our shame." (F. D. Maurice to his mother.) "I used to think I had to do it," says one of the most successful evangelists of the nineteenth century, "and the result was great physical strain and exhaustion; but now I feel He has to do it through me: the responsibility His; the message His; the strength His." (J. G. Mantle) Rest and quietness that comes from trust is a combination the evil one cannot beat. Those w...
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