Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed! Revelation 16:15 I’m always working on eating healthy, but I’m also always not that far away from struggling and failing. I’ve been doing pretty well lately,…
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They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they repented not of their works. Revelation 16:10 My son recently asked me about xylazine, the so-called Zombie Drug. Often added to the illicit fentanyl supply on the streets, it’s earned its nickname by causing tissue death which produces large, disfiguring…
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Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments! Revelation 16:7 When I was a child, I was acutely sensitive to being teased. When another kid poked fun at me, I felt I was being bullied and I wanted them to be punished for it. When I, in turn, teased others, I felt…
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Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations! Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. Revelation 15:3-4 In our marriage, when my wife and I have some conflict, she must occasionally remind me…
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So the angel swung his sickle across the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horse’s bridle, for 1,600 stadia. Revelation 14:19-20 When…
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“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” Revelations 14:13 I was recently filling out an application to take the addiction medicine board certification test when I once again had to confront my past.…
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If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger . . . Revelation 14:9-10 Years ago, I discovered I was allergic to conch – that spiral ocean…
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This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666. Revelation 13:18 When I first allowed opioid pills into my life, I had no idea how much they would eventually cost me. My decision at that…
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Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. Revelation 13:16-17 When…
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Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints. Revelation 13:10 I’m impulsive and impatient. When I was nearing the end of inpatient treatment for my opioid addiction, I began to map out the future of my new life. I knew I’d found recovery, so I was going to go out and…
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