by Bill Elliff
November 13, 2024
The most amazing thing about God is His unrelenting desire for us. He longs for us to know Him and rely on Him. He created Israel and wanted them to cling to Him like the waistband about His waist.
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by Bill Elliff
November 01, 2024
Whether you realize it or not, the God of the universe made you in His image and has planned for you to rule with Him over part of His creation in this world and the world to come. You may not be stepping into His design and your destiny, but His plan was expressed in the triune God’s first statement about us.
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by Bill Elliff
October 31, 2024
It is possible to have His presence, but not acknowledge or experience His presence, which is the cause of all spiritual failure in believers’ lives. And experiencing His presence is not automatic.
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by Bill Elliff
October 30, 2024
Scholars say the admonition “Fear not!” is mentioned over 300 times in the Bible, and there is a reason. Another phrase is equally prominent in God’s Word to us: “With us.”
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by Bill Elliff
October 17, 2024
Our greatest misconception is that God is uninterested in us. From the beginning our Ancient Enemy has deceived us into thinking that God is holding out and on us and that He has no interest in our fellowship.
But the testimony of Scripture (and of men and women who have known Him) shatters this lie like a hammer shattering a rock.
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by Bill Elliff
October 15, 2024
Our prayers matter to us because they are the means by which we commune with the One who made us and loves us with an everlasting love. But they also matter to God.
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by Bill Elliff
October 14, 2024
God plans for us to live in the constant, conscious awareness of His presence. He wants us to walk with Him in unceasing communion and unending joy. To this end, He has continually provided the means for this fellowship. If we cooperate, we will know the best of this in this life, a foretaste of eternity.
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by Bill Elliff
October 07, 2024
Are you worried about a deficiency in your life? Do you feel God is leading you to do something beyond your capabilities? This is right where God wants you to live, for it is here that you must walk in dependency upon Him.
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by Bill Elliff
September 17, 2024
Places are important. All of our lives are lived in places. We’ve all suffered in some terrible places and rejoiced in wonderful places.
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by Bill Elliff
September 13, 2024
We were made for God, and our soul is not at rest until we find Him and enter His kingdom. Once there, the daily, hourly pursuit of God will bring direction, wisdom, clarity, and understanding. In His presence is “fullness of joy and at His right hand there are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11).
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by Bill Elliff
September 02, 2024
We all become anxious at times. Our limited sight causes us to worry about all kinds of real and imagined fears. Rebecca Pippert said, "Whatever you fear, you serve." If we are not careful, our anxiety will drive our lives, make our decisions, and shape our futures. Worry is more crippling than we realize and can fill days, weeks, and even years with unneeded sorrow.
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by Bill Elliff
August 30, 2024
Everyone decides where they are going to live. Circumstances often affect that, but in the end, your dwelling place is your choice. Even if others force you to live in one place, there is another place where you can dwell. And this choice makes all the difference.
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