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In Your Anger, Do Not Sin
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. (Romans 12:19) This afternoon I have been feeling angry. I see no reason why I have been kept in hospital for over two months. I miss the…
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So Wretched, So Blessed
Truly, our God is great. So mighty, so forgiving. Because He suffered for us, we can walk in hope and in freedom, and when we make mistakes (as we all do) we can come before the throne of grace and receive forgiveness, and the strength to persevere. Glory to God and to our Lord and…
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Resting in Your Calling
Sometimes we go through seasons of striving. We struggle to work out what is the will of God for our life, and how can we be obedient to our calling? A simple prayer asking God to ground us in our calling goes a long way – in fact, this is all that is required of…
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Praying ‘without ceasing’
In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, the apostle Paul instructs Christians to ‘pray without ceasing’. How should we interpret this? It’s obviously not a literal instruction, as it would be impossible for anyone to pray all day every day. In Matthew 6, Jesus says the following: “This, then is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven,…
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When we sin
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48) We are in the season of lent, a time when we remember Jesus fasting for forty days…
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Ask, Seek, Knock
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him…
About STEVEN
Steven Colborne is an author, musician and counsellor from the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
