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“The Lord is at hand” means the Lord is nearby. He is always close to us – in times of trouble and peace.

The ‘fear of the Lord’ is the foundation of God’s command to be fruitful and multiply.

Finding the family of faith for prayer and keeping short accounts is the way to walk in a crooked and perverse generation. We can’t – but by grace, He enables us.

Jesus demonstrated the way of mercy with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. He desires that we show mercy to others in the same way.

As we pray for revival and restoration of sexual integrity in our nation, may we see the release of love – as described in 1 Corinthians 13.

God is good and faithful to His promises. It is up to us to believe this truth and partner with Him to resist and overcome sexual temptation.

May eyes be opened to the unfulfilling nature of sex without commitment, and the beauty of God’s design for sexual intimacy between the husband and wife.

If we’re not actively putting our sinful desires to death, then we can be sure that they will be seeking to devour and destroy us!

God’s will for our lives is clear from Scripture. It's our sanctification – living lives of sexual integrity.

Whatever is beaten out on the anvil receives its shape from the anvil as well as the hammer. The anvil cannot and need not strike back. It need only be hard and firm.

Today’s world is deeply entrenched in the pursuit of illicit pleasure. But we must commit to learning doing good and living productive lives.

Even a man once described as “after God’s own heart” needed a renewed, clean heart. Only God can "create in me a clean heart", just as King David prayed in Psalm 51.

We must redouble our commitment to the family – especially fathers – as a lynchpin of Christian training. Children who lack a stable sense that theirs is a Christian household are most vulnerable to drifting away from the Church.

As disciples of Christ, we are called to partner with God’s best purposes for life. By fortifying our will with a powerful why, we set ourselves on a path towards victory.

The words that have been resounding in my spirit for months have been “sovereignly orchestrated” and “divine intervention”. Take courage. God can reach a dying individual and world.

Repentance is a gift! It sets us free from all sin by its ongoing transformational power.

To live a life of sexual integrity, we must train ourselves in two areas: our eyes and our mind.

When we live in child-like trust, His Spirit can release the fire of His presence, purity, passion and power to be transformed and be transformers with great authority to impact lives and nations.

The pressure to cave into the standards of the surrounding culture is always with us. But we must dare to be Daniels.

There is so much in this parable for each of us. It instructs on how we can experience the Father’s prodigal love in our own lives. And the parable teaches us how to show mercy in our families and churches.