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God wants the world to see what God can do with his purchased possessions. So he prunes you.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
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San Angelo
Texas
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We may not see the connection between the name Jesus and the phrase save his people from their sins, but Joseph would have. He was familiar with the Hebrew language.
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There is a difference between grace and mercy. Mercy is the decision of God not to punish us. But grace is the decision of God to save and bless us.
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To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.
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I get one hour, really 25 minutes in a sermon on a weekend, to combat all the hours of the week that people are told you are what you have through billboards, commercials, and sitcoms, and so forth.
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There are some facts that will never change. One fact is that you are forgiven. If you are in Christ, when he sees you, your sins are covered-he doesn't see them. He sees you better than you see yourself.
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There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes - seize it, don't miss it.
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No psychological grid works, because if you try to place every personality in one particular grid then you'd need about 4 billion grids because we are all so unique.
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When all of earth turns against you, all of heaven turns toward you.
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The One who saved your soul longs to remake your heart. Let's fix our eyes on Jesus. Perhaps in seeing Him, we will see what we can become!
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Well, I think the main message is there is more to your story. There is more than what happens between the crib and the grave, and that is what I am really trying to speak to, this idea that all of life is this life and that there is nothing more than what we see and experience right here on this earth.
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But it is in storms that God does his finest work, for it is in storms that God has our keenest attention
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God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.
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God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.
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Immerse yourself in the curriculum of grace.
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The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you'll ever get to God.
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How grimy did God get when He reached down to clean you up? How grimy are you willing to get in order to be an 'imitator of God'?
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