Tag Archives: Life

Hope Remains Because He Reigns

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Mark Shields

God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. – 1 Corinthians 6:14 The vision written about in the post “Life Has Strains but Hope Remains”, reminds us that there is always hope because … Continue reading →

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Renewed Day by Day

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Mark Shields

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet … Continue reading →

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Reward for the Soul

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Mark Shields

The vision of summer fruit presented in Amos 8 illustrates that the people were ripe for judgment. As the fruit sits in the sun on a summer day, it will soon spoil so the message in this passage is that … Continue reading →

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Experts Can Have Many Misses

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Mark Shields

Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong. – Job 6:24 We can’t be assured of the proper guidance from experts or by using apps or maps. Experts can have many misses as they … Continue reading →

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Square with God’s Way

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Mark Shields

Reading in Amos 7, there are three visions given to Amos in order to warn God’s people of impending judgment. The first vision is the Lord preparing swarms of locusts that would destroy their crops. Then there was a vision … Continue reading →

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