ARE YOU GOVERNED BY GOD?

ARE YOU GOVERNED BY GOD?

by Bill Elliff January 05, 2024

It is the great tragedy and the source of all that is wrong with our world. Since the Garden, we have pridefully felt we could do a better job than our Creator. Our arrogance is at the root of our failure.

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A MATURE MAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF HIS BATTLES

A MATURE MAN’S UNDERSTANDING OF HIS BATTLES

by Bill Elliff January 03, 2024

All of us face enemies in life. The immediate response if an enemy is strong enough and the siege long enough is to lose all hope. If we listen to the prognosticators, they all tell us it’s useless. And even if we are trusting in God, they will proclaim that trusting in Him is fine, but it will not deliver us.

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WHAT WILL YOU DELIGHT IN THIS YEAR?

WHAT WILL YOU DELIGHT IN THIS YEAR?

by Bill Elliff January 01, 2024

Satan’s great agenda is to get us to delight in everything but God. Like he tried to do with the man, Jesus, in the wilderness, he dangles his delights before our eyes, tempting us to live for lesser things.

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THE GREATEST NEW SONG OF ALL TIME

THE GREATEST NEW SONG OF ALL TIME

by Bill Elliff December 30, 2023

Songs get old, and each generation writes its own lyrics of what they idolize. But there is coming a day when all of this frivolous mania will change.

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HIS GLORIOUS RETURN

HIS GLORIOUS RETURN

by Bill Elliff December 29, 2023

He is coming to take us home. To restore those who have believed in Him to the Garden experience with God, but even better. His second coming carries the same intent as the first: that we might be with Him, experiencing His manifest Presence without interruption.

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WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE WAITING?

WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE WAITING?

by Bill Elliff December 28, 2023

Waiting is hard. No one likes uncertainty. Something inside us longs for the instant gratification of moving on, getting it done, and moving to the next chapter.

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OUR JOB DESCRIPTION

OUR JOB DESCRIPTION

by Bill Elliff December 27, 2023

No follower of Christ needs to wonder at their task now. We have our commission with authority and clarity. We should rise every day to our task and, in the final hours of each day, evaluate what has been accomplished in our great mission that Christ Himself has given us.

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BORN TO BE CRUSHED

BORN TO BE CRUSHED

by Bill Elliff December 21, 2023

 
From heaven to the manger, to the cross, to the tomb, to heaven again, this Child’s destiny was set. He would know short years of the most incredible suffering and a long eternity of glory.

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WHO IS THIS ONE LYING IN A MANGER?

WHO IS THIS ONE LYING IN A MANGER?

by Bill Elliff December 20, 2023

Look at Jesus lying in a manger. A helpless child who must be fed and clothed, cared for and carried, burped and changed. But look more closely. Come and see this One who has chosen to leave heaven to come to us. This Immanuel—God with us!

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LOOK AT JESUS

LOOK AT JESUS

by Bill Elliff December 19, 2023

The height of greatness if not how far one rises, but how low one bends to serve another.

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HE'S COMING!

HE'S COMING!

by Bill Elliff December 14, 2023

He has come! Every moment of human history should overwhelm us with the love of Father, Son, and Spirit as He pursues us, desiring that we should know Him and be with Him. The greatest story in history is this pursuit, and the greatest tragedy is our rejection of His pursuing love.

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THE WONDERFUL, DEFINING COMING OF CHRIST

THE WONDERFUL, DEFINING COMING OF CHRIST

by Bill Elliff December 12, 2023

... But just as beautiful and glorious for the believer, it was the opposite for those who would not believe in Jesus. To all who reject Him, His coming would lead to an undeniable and inescapable judgment for their sins. Christ’s coming would make way for salvation but would also be the instrument to bring the final reckoning upon rebellious men.

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