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“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;” (2 Corinthians 10:5). God commands us to, “Fight the good fight of faith…” (1 Timothy 6:12). Serving the Lord can be a struggle in many areas. The Christian will struggle against…

“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.” (Proverbs 12:25) One great thing about the Bible is that it’s simple. It’s not some eerie, cryptic volume written in a secret code.  Most of it is easy to understand. Although there are some parts that aren‘t easy, most…

“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.” (Genesis 41:41) Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Power can be an awful weapon in the wrong hands, whether it is physical power, political…

“Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.” (Genesis 41:14) When we last saw Joseph, he was in the Egyptian prison along with Pharaoh’s chief butler and chief baker who had also been put there.…

“And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison…

“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree…” (I Peter 2:24) An officer working an impound desk took a call from a man who wanted his car released from the lot. The officer asked for the car’s VIN number. The man gave it using phonetics such as “One George Three…

“And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.” (I Samuel 25:32-33) After killing Goliath, David…

“Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” (John 6:28-29) Did you ever get a call like this? An off-duty officer has a man under…