Pressured vision “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38). Every morning I put an eye-drop in each of my eyes. In the evening I repeat
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Tunnel vision Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem (Luke 9:51).
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They saw His glory But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw His glory (Luke 9:32). For He received from
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Far-sightedness And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country … (Luke 15:13). These all died in faith, not having received the promises,
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Short-sightedness Let each of you look out not only for his own interests but also for the interests of others (Philippians 2:4). Short-sightedness is when we cannot see distant objects
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Pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17) Ceaseless prayer is characterised by faith. The Lord Jesus teaches us to “ask in prayer, believing” (Matthew 21:22) and the Epistle to the Hebrews explains,
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God has chosen the weak things. God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty (1 Corinthians 1:27). The book “The
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The God of love…peace…all grace Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you (2 Corinthians
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The God of peace…glory…patience…hope…all comfort “Brethren and fathers listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia before he dwelt in Haran” (Acts 7:2).
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Sanctified life Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus
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Spiritual life Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians
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Spiritual home And so we will always be with the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:17, ESV). Paul begins 1 Thessalonians 4 by exhorting his fellow believers to live sanctified lives for
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