Month: November 2017
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Slightly Obsessed #204 A Portrait of Faith: The Obedient Heart
Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice…. – 1 Samuel 15:22 The Old Testament prophet Samuel visited King Saul soon after he was set into power as king of Israel. Samuel arrived to deliver a command…
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Slightly Obsessed #203: God Doesn’t Need Our Thanks
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Thy name, O Most High – Psalm 92:1 God doesn’t need our thanks. If we were to walk through an open door to heaven as the apostle John did in a vision during his imprisonment on Patmos, we wouldn’t find a…
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Slightly Obsessed #202 A Portrait of Faith: Living to Please God
If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. – Galatians 1:10 The Scriptures tell us it is impossible to please God without faith. But how does pleasing God present evidence of our faith to a dying world? In Hebrews 11, the “faith chapter” describes acts of faith…
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Slightly Obsessed #201 A Portrait of Faith: Thirsty
Jesus said, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. – Matthew 5:6 Ask a Christian what the word “faith” means, and you’re likely to hear a quote from the Bible. Most of us know at least part of the King James version of Hebrews 11:1, which tells…
