June, 2024

• 26 June

  How Christianity Stands Out Above All Other Religious Faiths

  

  I recently sat across a lunch table from a person who is of a religion that follows the teachings of a human founder. All religions, other than Hinduism, were begun by some person who was merely human, but not divine, except for Christianity. Buddhism was founded by Gautama Buddha, Islam ...

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• 25 June

  How Clean Is Your Temple?

  

  God declared our spiritual temples as His, when we decided to follow, being born again. As we show respect for our Risen Lord and Savior, it becomes clearer to us how we receive His favor. God created us solely for His glory, but showing that, is unique in each story. ...

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• 24 June

  Walking Through Trials: Acceptance & Joy

  

  If you enjoy a good Christian allegory, Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard is sure to not disappoint. Written in 1955, the message is just as powerful and relevant today as it was at the time of print. The book dramatizes the yearning of God’s children to be ...

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• 22 June

  Once Offered, Twice Expected – Eternal Redemption

  

  “Once Offered, Twice Expected” In shadows deep, the temple stood, where priests performed their sacred good. The blood of bulls, the smoke’s ascent, yet sin remained—a heavy scent. Then came the Lamb, both pure and true, His sacrifice, a crimson dew. Christ offered once, His life laid bare, to bear ...

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• 21 June

  Highly Favored (Chinese/English)

  

  Psalm 84:12– O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 诗篇 84:12-万军之耶和华啊，倚靠你的人，便为有福。（《和合本》版本） Highly favored 备受眷顾 This is one of my favorite Psalms and I just love how it ends. The psalmist proclaims his desire to dwell in the courts of his God (see verses 1 and 10). ...

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• 21 June

  Backing Down Or Being Bold

  

  We read story after story in the news of Christians giving in to the culture. They are compromising the faith. When opportunities arise to boldly stand for the truth of God’s word they back down. This even includes some Christian colleges. At a time when Christians are being silenced there ...

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• 20 June

  Weeping, Watching And, Warfare (Chinese/English)

  

  NUMBERS 25 民数记 25  6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the ...

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• 20 June

  To Be Poor in Spirit Like Jesus

  

  Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. When Jesus announced that those who are poor in spirit would inherit God’s Kingdom, He did not mean those who are self-confident, self-assured and self-reliant. In fact, to be poor in spirit is the antithesis ...

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• 20 June

  The Living Word of God

  

  To own a copy of the Scriptures, the Word of God, is a capital offense in some countries today. Yet one of the primary prayer requests of today’s persecuted Christians in hostile and restricted nations is “Send us Bibles.” The written, or digital, Bible in their native language is their ...

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• 19 June

  True Sowing And Reaping (Chinese/English)

  

  Hosea 10 何西阿书10章12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. 你们要为自己栽种公义，就能收割慈爱。现今正是寻求耶和华的时候；你们要开垦荒地，等他临到，使公义如雨降在你们身上。 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because ...

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