Month: April 2023

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 Today is Easter – the day on which Christians around the world celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.…
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Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth. Revelation 3:10 A couple of days ago, I attended the funeral of a friend who died of a drug overdose. He believed…
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I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. Revelation 3:8 In the disaster of my addiction, I lost – or was in the process of losing – everything. I lost my job and I wasn’t sure if I was even a physician…
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I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut.  Revelation 3:8 In my addiction, I repeated my pathologic behavior so many times that it became compulsory – something I couldn’t not do. Yes, I made conscious choices to get there, but once addicted, my…
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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Revelation 3:6 A couple of weeks ago, I couldn’t find my deodorant as I was getting ready one morning. I looked in all the likely places but it was simply gone. I knew I hadn’t taken it out of the…
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The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. Revelation 3:5 In medical school, while in the clinic or hospital, I wore a short white coat to signify…
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Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. Revelation 3:4 Yesterday afternoon, I sat in my hot tub, watching my dog explore out on the frozen lake. It may be April, but it’s still winter…
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Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you. Revelation 3:3 Think of your greatest life struggle with self-control. Perhaps it’s with food. If it isn’t food, substitute…
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Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. Revelation 3:2 A couple of days ago, a train derailed in a nearby small town – you likely saw it on the news – igniting several train cars of ethanol…
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