Jeffrey C. Long

Whoever trusts in me will inherit the land and possess my holy mountain.
(Isaiah 57:13)
Whoever trusts in me, says the Lord. How little is demanded of us here! All we have to do is trust in Him, and we receive everything! Admittedly, this certainly includes not taking a course based on our own decision, not making […]

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Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.
(I John 5:1)

In that period it meant a great deal when someone freely and openly confessed that Jesus was the Christ—this man who a few years before had been crucified, rejected by the entire nation, shamefully condemned. And this man was the promised savior of […]

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January 17
My sins rise higher than my head and their weight has become too heavy for me.
(Psalm 38:5)

This is what happens when a person otherwise as godly as David falls through pride of heart and security into deep sin that he would hardly have thought himself capable of. So there must be deep repentance. But […]

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You are no longer guests and strangers, but fellow-citizens with the
saints and members of God’s household.
(Ephesians 2:19)

These words are said of the Gentiles who up to this point could only be received as guests and foreigners among the people of God. But through faith in Christ the Gentiles also obtain the rights pertaining to the […]

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Turn back now to the fortress, you who lie captured in hope.
(Zechariah 9:12)
This pronouncement of the prophet is somewhat obscure. It seems to be addressed to all the members of the people who lived outside Jerusalem, the city of redemption where the Lord revealed himself and offered refuge; mostly these people were still in […]

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Honor your father and your mother; this is the first commandment with a promise. (Ephesians 6:2)

It must be noticed that this commandment does not say, “Love your father and your mother,” but, Honor your father and your mother. To honor one another is extremely important next to love. There is no real love without honoring […]

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Lord of Hosts, righteous Judge, who tests hearts and minds;
I have committed my way to you.
Jeremiah 11:20
Jeremiah had a hard time. He had to preach, and no one listened to him. He was supposed to warn the people by God’s counsel and direction about their imminent destruction if they did not repent; no […]

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At the moment, we are not persecuted for our faith. But other times will come. Until then, we must face other difficulties. So many things happen to us that we are likely to think we are worse off than any martyr. For we live in a time when misery and stress through sickness, poverty, anguish […]

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We already have great consolation—the Lord Jesus, our brother, is everywhere, under heaven and in heaven. Imagine how tremendous this is! It is your brother who accomplishes everything; it is your brother to whom all things are subjected; and wherever hostile powers remain, it is your brother who will do away with them. He is […]

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January 9
You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, where Jesus Christ is the cornerstone, on which the entire building, joined together, rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. (Ephesians 2:20,21)

In a house or temple one stone holds up the other and each stone
contributes something to the maintenance and […]

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