by Bill Elliff
February 02, 2024
Every human being has one foundational choice every single day. And this choice determines everything. This singular decision makes the difference, determining whether we will be joyful or upset, peaceful or discontent, usable or useless, intimate or distant from God.
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by Bill Elliff
October 02, 2023
What has God done for you? Have you forgotten (or perhaps never really understood) that “every good and perfect gift comes from above” (James 1:17)? Or have you erected constant reminders? Do you think that the blessings and provisions of your life have come merely from your own two hands? Or do you see the Sovereign hands behind it all … and humbly live in unending gratitude?
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by Bill Elliff
July 21, 2022
All through the Scripture (and human history), we have been reminded by God to give thanks. This is not a selfish request from our God, but something our Creator knows must be habitual if we are not to lapse into a grotesque caricature of what He designed. God knows that without this continual practice, we will misplace our affections, aim our worship at ourselves, and ruin our lives and our nation.
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by Bill Elliff
July 02, 2022
There's much wrong in our nation, but as we head into the 4th of July, here are some things I'm GRATEFUL for ...
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by Bill Elliff
November 18, 2020
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3)
Do you realize what God has done for you in Christ? Notice the three uses of "bless" in the verse above. Paul blesses God because he has blessed us with every spiritual blessing.
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by Bill Elliff
December 17, 2019
PSALM 136
… is an amazing Psalm. The Psalmist recounts 26 different things God had done for Israel. Each statement is followed by this refrain “For His lovingkindness (checed) is everlasting.” It’s almost hard for us to read because of the redundancy of this statement. But that redundancy is the point. Every statement of what God has done for us should be followed by a humble, awe-inspired statement of gratitude.
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by Bill Elliff
July 01, 2016
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by Bill Elliff
June 10, 2016
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by Bill Elliff
May 06, 2016
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