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Luke 1:67,68,78  Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit…saying, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has redeemed his people… because of the tender mercy of our God…” I remember watching a television show in which one of the characters turned out to be a drug addict.  As her addictive behavior worsened, her…
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Luke 1:46-50 My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… for he who is mighty has done great things for me… And his mercy is for those who fear him… Addiction is being so enslaved to our own desires that we cannot say no.  Despite knowing the consequences of a…
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Luke 1:34  Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” I clearly remember praying a thousand times for God to take away my addiction.  What I meant was that I wanted God to magically remove my addiction with no injury to me.  I was not willing to follow or…
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Mark 1:18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” We were driving down the interstate the other day when a voice spoke out of my phone, warning us of upcoming congestion.  My phone, guiding us to our destination, knew…
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Mark 7:21,22 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. I said a bad word the other day.  This would not be worth writing about, but I did not just say it, I yelled it… in front of a…
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Mark 5:36 Do not fear, only believe. I often use donuts symbolically in my writing to represent the destructive appetite of my flesh nature.  Some do not share my appetite for donuts however (weirdos), so for them, anxiety may be a more apt representation.  As it turns out, Jesus said quite a bit more about…
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Mark 2:17 Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. I got lost the other day.  Miles from our hotel, in a strange city, my phone died and I had absolutely no idea how to get back.  I must…
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Matthew 28:19,20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit… Jesus’ teachings were not easy.  As Christians we are to obey all his commands but some of them are tougher than others.  We do not object to the…
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Matthew 28:5,6 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.” Jesus predicted his death and his resurrection, but I get the sense that his followers really did not understand what was…
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Matthew 27:50,51 Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.  And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. As I did not live under the Old Testament rule, I am sure I do not fully appreciate the import of the temple curtain being…
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