Entering the throne room (Thessalonians 5:16-18)

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Imagine you have been called into the Oval Office, the private chamber of a Supreme Court Justice, or office of some other person of great power. What might your thoughts and emotions be? Someone so powerful, so revered, perhaps someone you greatly respect asked you for a meeting. You likely would prepare for days for that meeting. Nothing like this has ever happened to you. You are about to shake hands with someone who has more power in uttering a sentence than you have in ten thousand words. Yet, this person has chosen to meet with you.

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Extinguishing Hell (John 16:11)

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Submitted by Andy McIlvain.

John 16:11

Since the fall, since pride and sin contaminated the world, men have tried to deny or explain away Hell. God’s judgement is that there are consequences to our sin, evil thoughts/deeds and behavior. Hell is the ultimate consequence of our unbelief and our choices. Continue reading

Pray Without Ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

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Submitted by Andy McIlvain.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Prayer is difficult, even for the most disciplined. Life in our broken world is not sympathetic or understanding of prayer. The powers and principalities that surround us deem it irrelevant, and the Spiritual Forces that seek to discourage us also work to diminish its use and effectiveness. Continue reading

The Daily Grind (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12)

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We are pleased to introduce author Andy McIlvain to EnactedWord.com

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

When I prepare my coffee, I first grind the coffee beans. Did you know there are basically five types of grinds? Coarse like rock salt, medium like sand, fine finer than table salt, extra fine almost like flour, and Turkish-like flour. That daily grind helps determine how the coffee tastes.

The dictionary defines daily grind as the everyday monotonous routine of life. Continue reading