W. Austin Gardner
The Father's kisses
The rebellious, disrespectful, disillusioned, and demanding Prodigal Son is the focus of one of the most glorious moments in the Gospels....
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
A main source of discouragement
A main source of discouragement is negative self-talk. Doctor and great British preacher D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones says in his book Spiritual...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
Consider yourself
Love doesn’t cleanse sin, for only the blood of Christ can do that (1 John 1:7); nor does love condone sin, for love wants God’s very...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
Honest about our own sin
Unless we are willing to be honest about our own sins, we will always distort and overreact to the sins of others. "One cutting, bitter...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
Sin dealt with once and for all
Our problem is “the handwriting of ordinances.” God has a case against us. Far from being a help, Paul says that “ordinances” are a...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jun 12, 2022
- 3 min
God sees us as holy, unblamble, and unreprovable!
In the sight of a God, that is, who sees everything, misses nothing, and remembers it all. What a miracle of grace! Let us picture a...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
God Condemns an Unforgiving Spirit
Why do you suppose God so hates an unforgiving spirit? There are three reasons. 1. It shows an indifference to the greatest thing God...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jun 6, 2022
- 1 min
What Happens When We Don’t Forgive?
Although we know we are saved by grace alone, there remain consequences if we choose to walk in unforgiveness. Some aspects of our...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jun 5, 2022
- 2 min
don't walk in darkness
One way we walk in darkness is by holding bitterness in our hearts toward others—bitterness that creates confusion in our minds and...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Jun 4, 2022
- 3 min
forgive us as we forgive others
I suppose that the fifth petition of the Lord’s Prayer, “Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors”—or, as put another...
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W. Austin Gardner
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
Division among the brethren
What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? What happens when two good men, two godly men, are equally convinced...
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W. Austin Gardner
- May 27, 2022
- 2 min
Saving Face, not embarrassing people
Fear can cause us to do silly things. Our insecurity is what causes us to want people to stand in awe of us. We become pretentious; we...
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W. Austin Gardner
- May 16, 2022
- 2 min
are you part of the solution or the problem
Do not let anyone know what someone said about you or did to you. To ensure privacy, Joseph cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!”...
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W. Austin Gardner
- May 15, 2022
- 1 min
forgive people, God, and yourself
Total forgiveness, then, means forgiving people—totally—and also forgiving God. But it also must include the total forgiveness of...
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W. Austin Gardner
- May 14, 2022
- 2 min
forgiveness takes place in the heart
If Jesus had waited until His enemies felt some guilt or shame for their words and actions, He would never have forgiven them. It is my...
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W. Austin Gardner
- May 13, 2022
- 1 min
keeping a record of wrongs
When we keep a record of wrongs and point the finger, the Holy Spirit is grieved. (See 1 Corinthians 13:5; Isaiah 58:9.) We may not feel...
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W. Austin Gardner
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
Total Forgiveness 2
Love is a choice. Total forgiveness is a choice. It is not a feeling—at least at first—but is rather an act of the will. It is the choice...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Apr 30, 2022
- 1 min
Total Forgiveness 1
Totally forgiving someone doesn’t necessarily mean we will want to spend our vacation with them, but it does mean that we release the...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Rich in Mercy
Nowhere else in the Bible is God described as rich in anything. The only thing he is called rich in is: mercy. What does this mean? It...
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W. Austin Gardner
- Mar 22, 2022
- 1 min
forgiveness is a promise
That’s really what it is. It’s a promise. It’s a promise never to take revenge. It is the opposite of a refusal to forgive which is a...
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