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By Bill Abeyta – VJF Missions Board Opportunity: At our recent Missions Board meeting, which included new members, I shared an article by Alex Kocman titled “What Missions Is—and Isn’t.” Rather than assume everyone was familiar with the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18–20, I provided highlighted printouts of the author’s concluding statements: “The gospel is […]

Do you have a restless spirit? Perhaps you are filled with angst and discomfort due to the uncertainty of the future. Satan loves to torment us about the unknown and lead us to take steps that God never intended. If we confess our discomfort and discontent to God, He will begin to guide us on […]

The title might suggest a boxing match, but this meditation is about people who are slugging it out spiritually in their daily lives. Satan loves to wear us down physically and spiritually. He encourages us to be active, but not in things that will refresh us emotionally, physically, and spiritually. As soon as sin enters […]

I don’t know if you stop to think about why you are here, but the Scriptures say we are here to bring pleasure to God. In Revelation 4:11, we read, “You created everything, and it is for your pleasure they exist and were created.” Psalm 149:4a says, “The LORD takes pleasure in His people.” The […]

In 1 Thessalonians 5:19, we read, “Do not stifle the Holy Spirit.” Another translation says, “Do not quench the Holy Spirit.” The word “stifle” or “quench” contains the idea of making one feel “constrained or oppressed.” It also means to “prevent something from happening.” Sometimes on a very hot day, I love something very cold […]