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IMMACULATELY RETRIEVED

“God chose us in Him before the world began, to be holy and blameless.” –Ephesians 1:4 We must be made “perfect in holiness” and “irreproachable at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thes 5:23). The Lord is returning to find “a glorious Church, holy and immaculate, without stain or wrinkle or anything of that sort” (Eph 5:27). If we are to see the Lord face to face in heaven (Heb 12:14), we must become immaculate and holy in every aspect of our conduct (1 Pt 1:15). We become holy and immaculate by being baptized into Christ and receiving...

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EXTREME HEART MAKEOVER

“Trust in the Lord forever!” —Isaiah 26:4 Advent is a time to prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus at Christmas. Just as a mother has nine months to prepare her home for the arrival of her baby, so we have four weeks to prepare the way of the Lord in our life. It’s easy to give Jesus only lip-service, and not life-service (see Mk 7:6-7). A litmus test for our hearts is to compare our lifestyle and our actions against the Word of God: 1) Are you keeping God’s commandments? Jesus says: “If you love Me, keep My...

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DIVINE MOTHER

“When the designated time had come, God sent forth His Son born of a woman, born under the law, to deliver from the law those who were subjected to it, so that we might receive our status as adopted sons.” —Galatians 4:4-5 The name bestowed on the Blessed Virgin Mary, “Theotokos,” Greek for “God-bearer,” did not originate from an environment of peace. The Council of Ephesus convened in the year 431 to bestow this title upon Mary amid much theological dissension. This title, Theotokos, is worth fighting for. Was Mary merely the mother of Jesus’ humanity, but not of His...

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UN-ADULTERATED

“The assembly believed them, since they were elders and judges of the people, and they condemned her to death.” —Daniel 13:41 We spend our time judging adulteresses rather than fighting adultery and the demons behind it. Our battle is not against human forces but against the principalities and powers, the legions of demons (Eph 6:12). Like Jesus, we should hold our ground against the evil one (Jn 8:6). “Resist the devil and he will take flight” (Jas 4:7). The first battlefield on which we attack the evil one is our own hearts. We must fight the Pharisee within us (Jn...

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ON EMPTY?

“The wine ran out, and Jesus’ mother told Him, ‘They have no more wine.’ ” –John 2:3 In John’s Gospel, Jesus began His public ministry at a wedding feast where they had “no more wine.” Likewise, many people begin to let Jesus work in their lives when they realize they are out of wine, love, strength, energy, ideas, or hope. In the weakness of our emptiness, God’s power in us can reach perfection (2 Cor 12:9). It is literally true that without Jesus we can do nothing (Jn 15:5). Of ourselves, we are always on “empty” in the important things...