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Be Willing to Let God Mould You

‘…as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand…’ Jeremiah 18:6 NKJV Henry Poppen, one of China’s first missionaries, spent forty years telling its people about the love of Jesus and how He died to take away their sin. One day, after he had finished speaking, a man approached him [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 36–38 16 And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, [...]

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Stop Complaining (2)

‘…when the people complained, it displeased the Lord…’ Numbers 11:1 NKJV If you think complaining is no big deal, read this: ‘…when the people complained…the Lord heard…and His anger was aroused. So the fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp.’ A wise man once said, ‘I [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 61:1–9 16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was [...]

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Stop Complaining (1)

‘Do all things without complaining…’ Philippians 2:14 NKJV A lady who worked at the post office was approached by a customer who said, ‘I can’t write. Would you mind addressing this postcard for me?’ After addressing it for him and writing a short message, the postal clerk asked, ‘Is there anything else I can do [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 33–35 5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been an [...]

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Going Out on a Limb

‘…to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away…’ Luke 19:26 ESV Risk. Some people are naturally cautious and some revel in risk. Jon Walker says: ‘If God tells you to take a step of faith but you hesitate to take [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 30–32 39 Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. 41 And many more believed because of his word. 42 They said to the [...]

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How’s Your Self–Talk These Days?

‘…People speak the things that are in their hearts.’ Luke 6:45 NCV When John Roebling devised a plan to build a bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn, experts thought it was impossible. They said a bridge spanning that distance couldn’t withstand the winds and tides. But Roebling refused to concede defeat; instead, he and his son, [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 28–29 27 Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” 28 So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 29 “Come, see a man who told [...]

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Information Overload! (2)

‘The servant is not greater than his lord.’ John 13:16 KJV When you’re constantly multi–tasking, important things can fall between the cracks. A lawyer who negotiated an unbelievable deal in favour of his client was asked how he did it. He replied, ‘I was the only person at the meeting that day who didn’t spend [...]

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Keep Calm and Avoid Wipeout

Some of the best advice I’ve been given regarding a heavy wipe-out is to keep calm. Even when you’re being thrashed around underwater like a ragdoll and it seems like an eternity since your last breath... keep calm. I’ve been surfing since I was seven. All throughout high school my identity was based on being a surfer. [...]

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Leaving more behind than your iPhone

What will be your legacy? ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.’ Luke 12:15 NIV The desire to accumulate seems to be a distinctively human trait.  If you think about it, nearly no other species on earth feels the [...]

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God Has Made Your Righteous

What if I told you that one of God’s biggest goals for your life was despair? As Christians, we’re trained to despair of our sinful behavior.  That’s because it’s relatively easy for us to see the bad in our sins.  No one will argue that lust, pride, gluttony, hate, murder, gossip, etc. aren’t on the [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 25–27 13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said [...]

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Information Overload! (1)

‘Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.’ Daniel 12:4 NKJV Technology lets us do things we’ve never been able to do, but it can be addictive. You can become tied to it in ways that are exhausting. One expert notes: ‘There’s a strong tendency for humans to do everything they’re able to. [...]

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Can You Give and Receive Correction?

‘Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.’ Proverbs 27:6 NKJV The word ‘correction’ is not one we are always comfortable with. It sometimes recalls memories of frowning parents and painful consequences. Or we think of the risk of destroying a relationship rather than the possibilities of strengthening [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 22–24 4:1 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), 3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. 4 And he had to pass through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town of Samaria called [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 19–21 22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison). 25 Now a discussion arose [...]

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Sometimes You Must Confront

‘…go and tell him his fault between you and him alone…’ Matthew 18:15 NKJV Jesus said, ‘…if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.’ Confronting someone requires these three things: character, courage and caution. Let’s look at [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Joel 2:23–32 2:1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And [...]

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Are You Selling Your Dream?

‘You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good…’ Genesis 50:20 NIV In the movie Up in the Air, actor George Clooney is hired by a major corporation to handle big lay–offs. His job is to fire people. In one scene when he’s about to fire an ageing middle manager, he notices on [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 16–18 9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. [...]

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Signs of the Times (4)

‘…this Gospel…will be preached in all the world…’ Matthew 24:14 NKJV Jesus said when we see calamity and apostasy, don’t give in to fear because they’re signs of His imminent return. ‘But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as [...]

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Signs of the Times (3)

Jesus said to His disciples: ‘…you will be handed over to be persecuted…put to death, and…hated by all nations because of Me.

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