by Bill Elliff
November 22, 2024
Every man or woman comes to some point where they are faced with the big choice: Will I follow God and do what He says—even if there is a personal cost—or will I compromise and tell people what they want to hear so I can be liked?
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by Bill Elliff
November 20, 2024
God’s mercy is His goodness poured out on undeserving people. It is God not giving people what they deserve but what He desires to give because He is God.
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by Bill Elliff
November 19, 2024
“The people … found grace in the wilderness.” My, my. The summary of our lives in one verse. Amid this world’s darkness, the Enemy’s relentless attacks, and the weakness of our flesh, we are continually finding grace from our Father, even in the wilderness. In fact, especially in the wilderness.
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by Bill Elliff
November 15, 2024
The great theologian Clint Eastwood said, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Wise is the man who understands his weakness early and lives a life of dependence upon the Root of David. It will be an everlasting source of life and fruitfulness to and through him.
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by Bill Elliff
November 14, 2024
How do you lead people in faith when everything seems to be going in the opposite direction? When all the odds are against you? When others are distracting and contradicting the things you believe God wants to say? When it doesn’t seem to be working, although you feel that you are honestly following what God has told you to do?
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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 08, 2024
What is the witness we give the world about our God? Do we purposefully proclaim His ability to save us? Or do we rely upon the world's resources and abilities? Are we willing to take risks in faith so the world can see the reliability of our God?
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by Bill Elliff
November 06, 2024
Is God overseen by national leaders or vice versa? Do earthly Kings rule over our Heavenly King, or is God ruling regardless of men's activities? Can God take national leaders, even those who are not genuine believers, and use them for His purposes?
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by Bill Elliff
November 04, 2024
God made you like He is so you could join Him in what He does. His creation of you indicates His invitation, calling you into a personal relationship with Him and an eternity of meaningful service.
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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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