Walking by Faith

"Go, send, or disobey." John Piper

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God tells us in Exodus 20:5 that He is a “jealous God,” not jealous in a petty, self-seving way, but jealous for our sakes. He knows that unless we give Him the place of preeminence He deserves, we will be frustrated, empty people. He knows that unless we honor Him as our ultimate need-meeter, we will entrust our needs to fallible humans who will be unable to meet them.
“Fit To Be Tied” by Bill & Lynne Hybels

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typicalugandan:

Fishing in Uganda: Fish as a meal might soon be a luxury for an ordinary Ugandan if the fish stocks on most water bodies across the country continue to dwindle.

And it’s not just the populace; over 50% of fish processing factories along the shores of Lake Victoria have already been closed to protect the scattered remaining fish on the lake. Those in operation are operating below capacity.

“Fishing has always been on the increase leading to the disappearance of some fish species, which has been worsened by the Nile perch feeding on many of these species. As a result, fish processing factories are operating below installed capacity,” Said Dr John S. Balirwa, Director of Research, National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI). [ Read more via Edward Echwalu]

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Make your secret place a secret place.

viewfoundfilms:

Jesus called it the secret place (Matthew 6:6) for a reason.

Just a simple suggestion from a brother in Christ that neither your followers on Instagram nor Jesus himself benefit from a photo of your marked-up Bible and black coffee on any social media platform.

Your quiet time with Jesus should be just what He said it should be.  In solitude, behind closed doors; the secret place with Him.  

He even said that as He sees in secret, He shall reward openly.

Just a thought!

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How tragic that we in this dark day have had our seeking done for us by our teachers. Everything is made to center upon the initial act of “accepting” Christ (a term, incidentally, which is not found in the Bible) and we are not expected thereafter to crave any further revelation of God to our souls.
Tozer, A.W. “The Pursuit of God.” (via viewfoundfilms)