No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. John 6:44 NABRE Jesus points out that the way to come to Him is being drawn by the Father. The creator of the universe puts in our…
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Psalms 143:8 – December 31, 2020
In the morning let me hear of your mercy, for in you I trust. Show me the path I should walk, for I entrust my life to you. Psalms 143:8 NABRE This is a psalm about God’s mercy and seeking God’s help to do His will. It begins with the…
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Rather, each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. James 1:14 NABRE James speaks of the reward coming to a person who perseveres in temptation as the crown of life, but warns if a person yields to evil desire and sin, the final outcome…
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I say, then: live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 NABRE Paul teaches the Spirit lives within us. Paul calls it the Spirit of God. “But you are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit,…
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If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 NABRE The quoted verse comes from a section of the letter to the community at Galatia speaking about the power of the Spirit over the flesh (also known as the natural body.) It is a section…
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