Author: Cindy Dawson

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Is the Bible Politically Correct?

Cindy Dawson

You have probably noticed that the teachings of the Bible have become politically incorrect. This is a relatively new thing. When I was growing up, Judeo-Christian beliefs were generally accepted. We knew that a man was a man and a woman was a woman. A man couldn’t get pregnant, and you couldn’t just decide to be something else and change your pronouns. We knew that homosexuality was a sin. The Bible was accepted as THE source of Truth.

But in today’s world, it has become unacceptable, if not dangerous, to speak the Truth on these matters. In fact, the freedom of speech, which was once held dear, has been replaced with a new rule: If you don’t agree with me, you’re a hater and you spread lies, so you must and will be canceled. The Bible says,

“Woe to those who call evil good
    and good evil,
who put darkness for light
    and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
    and sweet for bitter.” Isaiah 5:20 NIV

Many Christians have begun to bend with the wind. The pressure of our culture has convinced them to serve the god of this world. But the Bible says,

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV

It will only become increasingly more difficult to stand with the Truth of God’s Word. If you can’t stand now, how will you stand later when it gets really tough?

God warned Jeremiah,

“If you stumble in safe country,
    how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?” Jeremiah 12:5 NIV

We must make a choice. Will we trust in God or will we allow ourselves to bend in the wind?

“… Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve … As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 NIV Read full chapter

Today’s post was originally published on Devotional Treasures, one of my favorite blogs. Check it out.

Love, Cindy

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Friday’s Verse, 12/30/22

Cindy Dawson

“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
    therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
    Blessed are all who wait for him!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV

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Verses for Meditation, 12/29/22

Cindy Dawson

“Yet I am always with you;
    you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
    and afterward you will take me into glory.” Psalm 73:23-24 NIV Read full chapter

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Quote of the Week, 12/28/22

Cindy Dawson

Once the church determines its purpose is to engage and attract the culture rather than edify and equip the saints, it sets out on a path that will always lead to worldliness and apostasy.

John MacArthur

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Tuesday’s Verse, 12/27/22

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“When my spirit grows faint within me,
    it is you who watch over my way.” Psalm 142:3a NIV Read full chapter

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Monday’s Verse, 12/26/22

Cindy Dawson

“How kind the Lord is! How good he is!
    So merciful, this God of ours!
 The Lord protects those of childlike faith;
    I was facing death, and he saved me.” Psalm 116:5-6 NLT

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Sunday’s Memory Verse, 12/25/22

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“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” John 12:46 NIV Read full chapter

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Who Unwrapped All the Presents?!

Cindy Dawson

My mom used to decorate for Christmas with lots of elegantly wrapped empty boxes tied with the most exquisite bows. She would carefully store them in her basement after the holidays for the next year.

When my son was a little boy he had a friend that lived next door to my parents. We called him “Little Greg”. Even though he is now a lawyer in his 40s I still think of him as “Little Greg”. His mom and my sister were good friends and they took the boys to all the fun places in St. Louis. They went to Six Flags, the Science Center, and the Zoo.

Little Greg and Zack

One day when my son was about 6 years old, he and Little Greg were playing in my mom’s basement. They had been quiet for a long time so my mom went down to check on them. What she saw shocked her!

Wrapping paper and bows covered the floor! The boys had unwrapped all the “fake” Christmas packages looking for toys! This is one of our favorite family stories that never gets old.

No matter how many times it’s told, this story always makes us laugh. My son, Zack, and his friend Little Greg were looking for presents, but all they got were empty boxes! They were looking for gifts in all the wrong places.

This Christmas let us seek the real gift of Christmas, Jesus our Savior and Lord. There are lots of beautifully wrapped packages that are really just empty boxes. But Jesus is the real gift of Christmas. Merry Christmas and God bless you all!

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:16-17 NIV Read full chapter

Love, Cindy

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Friday’s Verse, 12/23/22

Cindy Dawson

 “… like newborn babies, long for the [e]pure [f]milk of the word, so that by it you may grow…” 1 Peter 2:2 NASB

It is the pure, unadulterated Word of God that brings spiritual growth.

Love, Cindy

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Verses for Meditation, 12/22/22

Cindy Dawson

25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”

28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

29 “Come,” he said.

Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

32 And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” Matthew 14:25-33 NIV Read full chapter

In the storm, focus on Jesus, not on the storm.

Love, Cindy

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