by Bill Elliff
June 12, 2020
It is important to know and believe that God is perfect in every way. Therefore, He is perfect in His judgments and their intent. But, He is equally perfect in His mercy.
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by Bill Elliff
June 04, 2020
If is easy to forget God, which is our greatest problem. We become consumed with our daily lives and begin to believe that we are the center of the universe, that no one can quite make it without us. The remedy for this is to read our Bibles to see God, to gaze long at Christ, (who was God in human flesh), and to be awed by God in creation. To remember who God is.
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by Bill Elliff
June 03, 2020
It is not hard to see the dark side of the world around us. Sometimes, such as now, it is more prominent than at other times. But pause and give the people of the world a moment to express ourselves and you will see that we are filled with hatred, evil, anger, prejudice … the list goes on and on.
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by Bill Elliff
June 01, 2020
Governments are designed by God to bring peace and to protect the people they oversee. Human history has shown the dramatic difference between good governments and bad. Unjust leaders and those who lead with righteous judgments. Governments are always dependent upon the character of those who are in positions of leadership … and every human leader is flawed.
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by Bill Elliff
May 29, 2020
The last months have been filled with countless opinions of how we should view and respond to our national (and international) tragedy. Health and government officials have interpreted for us the nature of the problem and the potential solutions. We have been fixated on these reports each day and we have been directed by men’s opinions and best ideas.
All of this is good and helpful. But where is the Divine Voice? Are we hearing God’s opinions of these days and turning to Him for Divine solutions?
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by Bill Elliff
May 26, 2020
Most people have a hard time acknowledging this most foundational truth. To say that God loves people implies that God loves them, and for many, it doesn’t feel like this compassion exists.
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by Bill Elliff
May 22, 2020
What is God's process when one of His children fall into sin? Does He simply walk away? Ignore the sin, even if it has disastrous consequences? Does He leave us forever? What does He do?
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by Bill Elliff
May 19, 2020
How would you describe yourself? Answering this question is very important. We go to extremes: some think too little of themselves and some too much. Finding God’s path for your life entails coming to understand who you are and why you were created. What a tragedy to live your whole life and never discover why you were here.
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by Bill Elliff
May 18, 2020
God is always providing for His children because He is a God of perfect love. In Luke 15 the prodigal ran away and became impoverished, but the Father had all the provision He needed waiting for him if he would just repent and return. God is not interesting in withholding from His children, He's interested in coming to us, instructing us, and us responding in faithful obedience to what He instructs.
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by Bill Elliff
May 08, 2020
Our relationship with God is totally dependent on hearing. We must hear Him. Most don’t. We have allowed the world’s noise to so permeate us that our ears are rarely attuned to the “still small voice.” Spiritual indifference and rebellion clog our ears. God is speaking all the time (even the heavens and earth speak continually), but we do not hear. This is our greatest tragedy.
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by Bill Elliff
May 07, 2020
We are the central subject of most our thoughts and conversation. This preoccupation indicates a self-observed life which is our greatest problem. Worried about what people think of who we are, what we look like, and what we’ve done, we place the “I” in the forefront unconsciously. It is not wrong to think about ourselves if we do not forget the Divine pronoun. If we lose its usage, we lose everything.
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by Bill Elliff
May 06, 2020
There is nothing more wonderful than knowing you have pleased someone you love. If there is one whose opinion you value at home, or work, or in a relationship, you long to do that which blesses them, that brings a smile to their heart and a “Well done!” to their lips.
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