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SEASONS

As the air grows crisper, and the trees begin to show signs of fading, turn colors, and lose their foliage, I am reminded of the perpetual ebb and flow of the seasons around us.   Just as surely as summer explodes into fall, I know that fall will eventually fade into winter which, in turn, will yield to spring's regeneration.   Many people complain about certain seasons, or various aspects of them, but I have grown to appreciate them all.   Just as there are challenges to every season, there are also just as many blessings that can be found in each one.     Each season is unique and offers opportunities or tasks that are specific to that time, and that time only.   People who lived during the 18th and 19th centuries understood this much better than we do in this modern age.   They paid close attention to the changes of seasons and the phases of the moon.   "Moon seasons" governed when the best time to fell wood, plant various crops, or drive c...
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HELP THOU MY UNBELIEF

“And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief. ” (Mark 9:24).    I don’t know about you, but many times I have found myself praying this same prayer that the distraught father in Mark chapter 9 prayed.   I find that it is easier to believe that God will help others who are going through struggles than it is to believe for myself.   It is also easier to believe for generalities than it is to trust God for one specific and very desperate need.   I can say I believe that God will meet all my needs, heal my body, and protect me from harm, and I can really mean it, but until my finances are threatened, my health is compromised, or danger is looming near, it is all theoretical .   When these things touch my life, I must learn to apply God’s Word in practical ways.   It is no longer a matter of what God could do, but a matter of what He wants to do right now for me.   This is whe...
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WALK IN THE SPIRIT

“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25).   “This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” (Galatians 5:16).   Walking is one of the most natural things that we can do.   Usually, it is employed just to get us from one place to another.   It is also recommended as an easy form of exercise, and we are all urged to get our 10,000 steps in daily.   The Bible has some very important things to say about walking, but especially about walking in the Spirit.   The Apostle Paul put great emphasis on wanting believers to learn to walk in the Spirit.   In several of his letters to the churches Paul makes a clear distinction between walking in the Spirit and walking in the flesh.   There are many Christians today, however, who are confused about what it means to walk, or to be led, by the Spirit.     To begin with, let’s answer this basic question: “Who is the ...
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