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626. Strong Enough to Be Gentle

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... let's apply this to ourselves. When we are meek, we will bear insults without lashing out in proud resentment or retaliation. We'll thank God in every circumstance, while using every circumstance, good or bad, as an occasion to submit to Him. Meekness would be weakness if it meant yielding to sin. But because it stems from goodness and godliness, it is a great strength.

627. Fine China

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... . He was informed that there was a clay deposit on his property of unusually fine quality. To generate revenue and provide employment on his estate, he built a pottery at the village of Belleek in 1857. The unusually fine clay yielded a porcelain china that was translucent with a glass-like finish. It was worked into traditional Irish designs and was an immediate success. Today, Belleek's delicate strength and its iridescent pearlized glaze is enthusiastically purchased the world over. This multimillion ...

628. Thank God for Pain

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Dorothy Clarke Wilson

... area of skin." All that night the great orthopedic surgeon tried to imagine his new life as a leper, an outcast, his medical staff's confidence in their immunity shattered by his disaster. And the forced separation from his family. As night receded, he yielded to hope and in the morning, with clinical objectivity, "with steady fingers he bared the skin below his ankle, jabbed in the point and yelled." Blessed was the sensation of pain! He realized that during the long train ride, sitting immobile, he had ...

629. The Final Word

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Every conscientious parent recognizes how difficult it is to exercise his God-given authority over his children. The delicate balance of being tough yet tender is not easy to maintain. Many parents intensify a rebellious spirit by being dictatorial and harsh. Others yield when their authority is tested. When a strong-willed child resists, the pressure to give in for the sake of peace and harmony can become overpowering. I am reminded of the mother who wanted to have the last word but couldn't handle the ...

630. Dial-A-Tale

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... . He obtained a copy of "The Three Little Pigs," and set it by the phone. Whenever a child called, he simply read them the tale. He didn't change his telephone number to avoid "invasion of his privacy." Instead, he put his small neighbors before himself, a beautiful illustration of yielding personal rights in deference to others. Source Unknown

631. Steer Clear

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... a technology problem like radar malfunction or even thick fog. The cause was human stubbornness. Each captain was aware of the other ship's presence nearby. Both could have steered clear, but according to news reports, neither captain wanted to give way to the other. Each was too proud to yield first. By the time they came to their senses, it was too late.

632. Change Your Tune

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Grady Nutt

... the refrigerator, plugged it in, turned it to WSM in Nashville (home of the Grand Ole Opry), and then pulled all the knobs off! He had already tuned in all he ever wanted or expected to hear. Some marriages are "rutted" and rather dreary because either or both partners have yielded to the tyranny of the inevitable, "what has been will still be." Stay open to newness. Stay open to change.

633. Crops in Decline

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Ralph L. Woods, an ambitious farmer, unhappy about the yield of his crops, heard of a highly recommended new seed corn. He bought some and produced a crop that was so abundant that his astonished neighbors asked him to sell them a portion of the new seed. But the farmer, afraid that he would lose a profitable competitive advantage, refused. ...

634. Keep Up the Pace

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Grant Lovejoy

... great energy. But lacking the heart for sustained effort, we fizzle before we finish. We vow to start faster and run harder, when what we need may be not more speed, but more staying power, stamina that comes only from a bigger heart. Motion and busyness, no matter how great, yield nothing unless we allow God to give us the heart.

635. Lincoln's Autumn 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation

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... of peaceful industry to the national defense have not arrested the plow, the shuttle, or the ship; the ax has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. Population has steadily increased notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege, and the battlefield, and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance ...

636. Touched By the Third Phase

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Ken Davis

... . The two messengers stood close, shouting their opposing words. Then, the one with the vital message put his arm gently around the volunteer's shoulder and leaned very close to speak directly into his ear. Almost without hesitation, the volunteer began to yield to his instruction. Occasionally he paused to listen as the opposition frantically tried to convince him to turn around. But then, by the gentle guidance of touch, the one with the vital message led him on. A moment of frightening realism occurred ...

637. Matthew 25:14-30

Matthew 25:14-30

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Leonard Sweet

... money with “the bankers,” is hardly itself a “safe” route. This term “trapezites” is derived from “trapeza” — “table” — and referred primarily to the moneychangers and lenders who set up their tables near the Temple. There were no high yield IRA’s available for building interest. Plus the questionable antics and ethics of moneychangers hardly qualified them as a trustworthy investment source. The master is still advocating that this third servant should have taken a risk with that ...

638. God’s Two Hands

John 16:5-16

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Leonard Sweet

... is not multiple choice pick which ones you like best. No, when you “live in the Spirit,” when the Spirit is your Teacher, your “Moreh Dereck,” this basket of the fruit, this cornucopia of detectable delectables, is what you can expect your life to yield. And the tuition for a lifetime of tutoring by the “Teacher of the Way?” It’s free. It only takes three words to start the tag-team match between Son and Spirit: “Come, Holy Spirit.” Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quick ...

639. Outside of Himself

Mark 3:20-30

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Scott Hoezee

... members of his own family to the conclusion that Jesus was seeing things that no one else could see and the reason was simple: he was out of his ever-loving mind! And it does appear that it was especially Jesus' emphasis on the demonic that yielded this opinion because no sooner does Jesus' family accuse him of being mad, and the religious leaders chime in with their own verdict. Because they limit their comments to the demonic, it's a good bet that it was this aspect of Jesus' ministry that was generating ...

640. God Can Turn Your Trash Cans into Treasure Chests

Psalm 51:1-19

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Leonard Sweet

... of the pain, think of the agony. And yet, in these last twelve years, Beethoven composed four of his five greatest symphonies. You see, he allowed the compost of his suffering and his despair to become the humus out of which God's Spirit grew. . . and it yielded some of the most beautiful music that has ever been composed. Treasure chests and trash cans. Which one will define your life? Which one will you choose to bless others? In 1823, there was a student at a British school, and his name was William Webb ...

641. James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

James 3:13-18

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Leonard Sweet

... ambition false wisdom engenders. Instead of bitter strife true wisdom is “peaceable” or “peace-loving” (“eirenike”). To reach this peaceful state the wise will also exhibit a spirit of “consideration” and “submission” (“epieikes” and “eupeithes”) or “gentleness” and “yielding.” The peace loving humility of true wisdom is acted out with a willingness to consider the needs of others, to take the back seat instead of the driver’s seat (or even to give up “shotgun”), in ...

642. The Problem with ‘Hail Mary’ Moments

James 3:13-18

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Leonard Sweet

643. Big Men in Little Planes

Mark 9:33-37

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King Duncan

... condition. The cause . . . was human stubbornness. Each captain was completely aware of the other ship’s presence. Either one could have steered clear, but according to news reports, neither captain wanted to give way to the other. Each captain was too proud to yield first. By the time they finally came to their senses, it was too late and the ships collided! (2) Jesus and the disciples were passing through Galilee. They made a stop at Capernaum. It was there that Jesus asked his disciples what they had ...

644. Mark 10:17-31

Mark 10:17-31

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Leonard Sweet

... communal network human beings hold dear — home, siblings, parents, children, livelihood. These are the things that must now be second tier, subservient to being a follower of Jesus. But Jesus promises that even in “this age” life as a disciple will yield “a hundredfold” more of those connections and relationships. It would not be lost on Mark’s audience, Christians in Rome during the rule of Nero, that Jesus also notes that “persecutions” would be part of the discipleship package as well ...

645. L4G Live For God

Mark 10:17-31

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Leonard Sweet

646. To God Be The Glory!

Isaiah 60:1-6

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Derl G. Keefer

... more. Another of her hymns, "To God Be The Glory" is one that the prophet Isaiah could have related to very well. Sing with her words: To God be the glory, great things he hath done! So loved he the world that he gave us His Son, who yielded his life an atonement for sin, and opened the lifegate that all may go in. O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, to every believer, the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, that moment from Jesus a pardon receives. Great things he hath taught ...

647. Breaking The Cycle - God’s Answer In Forgiveness

Genesis 45:3-11, 15

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Derl G. Keefer

... . God Helps Us Break The Cycle Of An Unforgiving Spirit As We Acknowledge Our Need Of Forgiveness The Bible states, "Forgive as the Lord forgave you" (Colossians 3:13). As we battle forgiving others we should remember that we are forgiven individuals when we yield our lives to Christ. God sets the standard and mentors us in the process of forgiveness. * Forgiveness is a debt of sin cancelled. Everything that we have done against him all of our lives is forgiven when we ask for his forgiveness. * Forgiveness ...

648. A Marriage Made In Heaven

Hosea 1:2-10

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Chrysanne Timm

This is wedding season, and with the privilege of presiding at the weddings of many couples over the years, I have had the opportunity to hear how these people came to meet one another. Lately, internet dating networks have yielded more and more lasting relationships, but the majority of couples have met through the intervention of friends or family. Once in a while a couple will meet in church, and once in a great while one or the other of them will say something like, "The Lord led ...

649. Parenting — Not For The Faint Of Heart

Hosea 11:1-11

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Chrysanne Timm

... of the Father's house to chase after others who've promised them that their life was better, richer, more satisfying. These were the false promises that the community who worshiped the Baals used to entice Israel. "Worship our gods and your crops will yield greatly. Worship the Baals and you, too, will be fertile, and will welcome many sons and daughters into your home." And God's beloved children listened to their neighbors, rather than to the Lord. Israel forgot whose they were and who had delivered ...

650. In the Potter's Hands

Jeremiah 18:1-11

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Chrysanne Timm

... let us trust life in the potter's hands, making the words of Adelaide A. Pollard our daily prayer and song: Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Thou art the potter; I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will, While I am waiting, yielded and still.[1] In the name of Jesus. Amen. 1. "Have Thine Own Way, Lord," words by Adelaide A. Pollard, 1902. In the public domain.

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