by Bill Elliff
June 05, 2024
Do you order your life to enter God’s presence and meet with Him daily? Personally? Early? Eagerly? Gratefully? Humbly? It will yield fruit you cannot imagine and a presence-centered life that prepares you for each day and all of eternity. And, it is a blessing to your Father that you come.
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by Bill Elliff
June 03, 2024
I wonder if I am counted with those who bless Him with unhindered, extravagant love.
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by Bill Elliff
May 30, 2024
A contentious man is a proud man who always thinks he's right. Therefore, he will not submit to anyone and must have things his way. When It doesn't go the way he desires, he talks. He becomes a "whisperer." He’s not interested in merely resolving the issue; he is only interested in getting his way. And he doesn’t care who it hurts in the process.
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by Bill Elliff
May 29, 2024
Read John 6 repeatedly and ask Jesus to reveal Himself to you. You will be awed by His quiet trust. Stunned by His selflessness. Challenged by His boldness to speak and humbled by the lack of need for the approval of men. And you will be called to do the same for the glory of God.
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by Bill Elliff
May 28, 2024
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by Bill Elliff
May 27, 2024
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by Bill Elliff
May 24, 2024
And He wants to make Himself known—personally, daily—to each of His children. It does not have to be with fantastical manifestations (although He is capable of that), but the conscious awareness of His presence each day is the manna we need. His presence satisifies, corrects, comforts, leads, and empowers us. Everything flows from His presence and to have Him is to have it all.
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by Bill Elliff
May 23, 2024
David was in a cave, hiding from King Saul, when he wrote Psalm 142. It was a terrible spot, humanly speaking. And here was David's natural assessment.
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by Bill Elliff
May 22, 2024
Remember this today: your humble worship and unceasing prayer not only accomplishes eternal activity but honors God. It pleases Him when you look to Him in faith-filled prayer. Each prayer ascends to Him, is heard by Him, and blesses Him. It is not just about you and your needs, but God and His glory.
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by Bill Elliff
May 21, 2024
What we need is not just a moment in His presence—a brief period in a worship service, Bible study, or prayer. We cherish these, but the settled victory comes as we learn to dwell—to stay—to remain in a stable or fixed position, not to be drawn away or distracted.
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by Bill Elliff
May 20, 2024
But be eternally aware of this: His presence is our greatest gift and nearness our greatest good!
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by Bill Elliff
May 15, 2024
Life is a mixture of the hard and the easy, the bad and the good. If you follow Christ, particularly if you live to serve Christ, this seems even to be magnified. If we are not careful on the hard days, we forget what this is all about.
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