Tag Archives: Persecution

When Everything is Against You

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. (NIV) Psalm 3:1, 3 What do you do … Continue reading →

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Encourage One Another

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. (1 Thessalonians 5:11) But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bible, Devotions, Encouragement, Jesus, Spiritual Growth | Tagged building others up, Comfort, encourage one another, good deeds, kind words, love, Persecution, strengthen, Trials | Leave a comment

One Brave Queen

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

. . .when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him. . .to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bible, Devotions, Spiritual Growth | Tagged banquet, Bible, bravery, Chuck Swindoll, compromise, disgrace, dismissal, distant God, Esther, festivities, fingerprints of God, God's care, invincible, invisible God, Persecution | Leave a comment

The Manners of the Christians

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bible, Devotions | Tagged aliens, Character, Christ, citizens of heaven, condemned, destruction, flesh, foreigners, imitating Christ, love, Obedience, obeying the law, Persecution, strangers | Leave a comment

In Times of Trouble

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Marji "Mike" Kruger

When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. (NIV) Acts 18:5 Paul invested God’s Word in the lives of those in Corinth and God changed lives. … Continue reading →

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