Author: hagelbooks
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God of The Impossible
“But Jesus looked at them and said to them, ‘With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’” I was reading in the Gospel of John where Jesus waits four days before He goes to see Lazarus, even when He knew beforehand that the man was sick. Jesus tells His disciples that…
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The King Can Come
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey; a colt, the foal of a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9). I learned something new a few months ago about God. Growing up I thought that we…
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Reaching Out
Here in Alabama the dogwood trees are blooming. I love dogwoods. They are gentle yet so full of lessons and life. The branches of the tree, filled with flowers, seem to reach out, as if calling, “Come.” As I look at them I am reminded of Christ. In Scripture, Christ calls to us, “Come to…
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I Can
“I can’t because…” “I am waiting to do it until…” One summer I was sitting out in our garden talking with my sister about all the things I wanted to do. But I felt like I could not because I was still single. Some of my plans were big dreams, and some were simple things:…
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Being Like David
Have you ever wanted to be like David taking on Goliath? Or even wished you had a fraction of that boldness and faith in God? Then I want to encourage you to first be like David the shepherd boy. Before David ever fights Goliath, he was in the fields with the sheep, caring for and…
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Come and See!
John 1:43-46 says, “The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow Me.’ Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, ‘We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote…
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Rejoice in the Lord
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” – Philippians 4:4 As I was reading over this particular passage, I was struck by a simple truth we so often overlook: to rejoice. We are told as Christians to rejoice not only when we feel like it, but also on the days when we…
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Don’t Delay
Ephesians 4:23-24 “and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.” I was at a clothing store the other day when the lady next to me made her purchase. “I’m so glad I came in here,”…
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Pain and Scars
Psalm 30:5 says, “…weeping may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning.” The other day I was sitting on a footbridge which crossed above a small creek. As I sat there my eyes fell on a two-and-a-half-year-old scar. The pain at this point is a distant memory. All that remains is a…
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Keeping the Fire Burning
Now that it is cold here, we have a fire going in our wood-burning stove. A good fire will last all night long and provide heat for the early risers. However, the early riser has a responsibility to tend the fire as soon as he or she gets up so that it continues to keep…