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Abiding

““I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and … Continue reading Abiding →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 1 Comment May 12, 2022 4 Minutes

Word of life

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13:12-14‬ … Continue reading Word of life →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 1 Comment March 17, 2022 4 Minutes

Fortress in the dark

“I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved … Continue reading Fortress in the dark →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 1 Comment December 19, 2021 3 Minutes

Eternal God

“Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak. May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things, Who have said, “With our tongue we … Continue reading Eternal God →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 1 Comment December 12, 2021 3 Minutes

Reclaimed

Evening 11|30|2021 “Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.” So I bought her for myself for … Continue reading Reclaimed →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 1 Comment November 30, 2021 3 Minutes

Temptation

“Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt … Continue reading Temptation →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 2 Comments October 15, 2021 4 Minutes

Testing

“But recall the former days in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great struggle with sufferings: partly while you were made a spectacle both by reproaches and tribulations, and partly while you became companions of those who were so treated; for you had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the … Continue reading Testing →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration Leave a comment October 8, 2021 5 Minutes

God with us

“Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and release those who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For indeed He does not … Continue reading God with us →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 1 Comment September 28, 2021 3 Minutes

Shelter in place

““But if you say, ‘We will not dwell in this land,’ disobeying the voice of the Lord your God, saying, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor be hungry for bread, and there we will dwell’— Then hear … Continue reading Shelter in place →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 1 Comment September 21, 2021 5 Minutes

Obey!

“The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying, Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, his brothers and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites, and I brought them into the house of … Continue reading Obey! →

Bernie Lyle Christian Inspiration 1 Comment September 17, 2021 5 Minutes

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