by Bill Elliff
October 04, 2023
God is a promise-keeping God. It is the way He operates. Over 7,000 times in the Scriptures, God gives man promises. Some are unconditional (“I will do this”), and some are conditional (“I will do this IF you do this”). But all are ironclad promises from the One-Who-Does-Not-Lie.
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by Bill Elliff
October 03, 2023
Everyone gets hurt in life. And the immediate, natural path is to hold those who’ve hurt us in our hearts to make sure they pay for what they’ve done. We seek revenge, and we can be very precise in how we pursue repayment.
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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
September 28, 2023
Where has the Lord met you? Where did the Lord give you a unique encounter of His presence? Don’t minimize these spaces. Erect an altar there of remembrance, worship, and surrender. For it is here the Lord pursued you, and here you surrendered afresh to Him.
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by Bill Elliff
September 27, 2023
Our love for Christ and following Him matters. It not only affects us, but all those around us, and particularly our children. Isaac was the inheritor of the Lord's promise because of God's grace and goodness, but also his father Abraham's obedience played a part.
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by Bill Elliff
September 26, 2023
Everything in the life that God has designed for man is about faith. We were made to live on God and no other. Drawn away from this dependency, we flounder in useless pursuits, our lives missing the whole point of our existence.
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by Bill Elliff
September 25, 2023
More numerous than you know are the moments when God has pulled you out of the pit by His compassion. Rescued you because of the pure grace of His mercy. Delivered you because of previous promises He has made, perhaps even to your own parents. Shown kindness to you that you did not deserve simply because of His great love and eternal purposes.
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by Bill Elliff
September 20, 2023
The beginning pages of Genesis give us the operating principles upon which God and man were to function. God, in mercy, provided a garden with every possible goodness. He intended for man to enjoy this perfect environment but, most importantly, to enjoy God’s continual presence. God and man and wife would walk together.
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by Bill Elliff
September 19, 2023
When you’re lifted up in pride or bowed down in discouragement, look at the stars. Every bright light reminds us that He is God and there is no other. The One who made the stars and knows them by name, made you. And you are of infinite worth to our Sovereign Creator.
“He made the stars also.”
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by Bill Elliff
August 31, 2023
You may not notice it, but every assault on God in this life is an assault on that foundational truth. Consider what deception and anarchy results if we resist the truth that God created everything.
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by Bill Elliff
August 30, 2023
If you want to improve and grow, wouldn’t you want someone to give you the best possible evaluation of where you are? No one sees you and those around you like Christ Himself. In Revelation 2-3, Christ comes to seven specific churches of His day and tells them God’s evaluation. But these letters to the seven churches also represent every church in every age.
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by Bill Elliff
August 29, 2023
God is always speaking. We may not be listening, but if we are, through His Word and Spirit, He will tell us everything we need to know about everything we need to know about.
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