Ben Godwin
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Do You Need a Fresh Altar Experience?
An altar is a place where God alters our lives. Altars are mentioned over 400 times in the Bible, indicating their prominent role in the lives of God’s people. Most Old Testament characters built or used them to offer animal sacrifices as atonement for sin and to worship Yahweh—the one, true God. In ancient times, …
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It May Hurt, but This Is the Only Way Jesus Can Set You Free From Fear
Much is made of the fact that Nicodemus “came to Jesus by night.” In my opinion, it is much ado about nothing. John’s Gospel mentions his nocturnal meeting with Jesus three times. This minor detail has become an unfair stigma to an otherwise honorable man. The perception is that Nicodemus met secretly with Jesus under …
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This May Be Satan’s Biggest Back Door Into the Church
It’s not unusual for bats to find refuge in a belfry (a bell tower either attached to a church steeple or another structure). In a figurative sense, to have “bats in one’s belfry” is an idiom that means to have crazy ideas, to be very peculiar, erratic or foolish. For example, if you think you …
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Discover Unshakable Peace With These 3 God-Truths
Imagine you’re on death row. Your only crime is preaching the gospel. Your execution looms over you like an ominous cloud. You are confined to a dingy, dark, dank dungeon. To make matters worse, there is no plumbing in your cell, no toothpaste, no deodorant, no air conditioning, no wi-fi. You can only bathe occasionally. …
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Is God Lifting His Favor Off America?
Happy 242nd Birthday America! You look good for your age. I love our great country and was raised in a patriotic home. God has allowed and aided America’s rise to unrivaled greatness in world history. Benjamin Franklin asked the Continental Congress, “If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable …
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12 Ways God Can Speak to You
Skeptics say God doesn’t speak anymore. Even some Christians claim God only speaks through the Bible. Really? Did He get laryngitis and lose His voice? Did He change? Did He cease being God? Malachi 3:6 affirms, “For I am the Lord, I do not change.” That means if God saved in Bible times, He still …
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What Joseph’s Prophetic Journey Can Teach Us About God’s Timing
Life is full of peaks and valleys, pits and pinnacles. Sometimes it feels like you’re on a non-stop roller coaster ride. Whether it’s your job, school, marriage, church, family or just life in general, everything is a mixture of bitter and sweet. Emotions fluctuate like the stock market—up one minute, down the next. Of all …
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Are You Wallowing in the Pit of Indecision?
Too many people are stuck in the valley of decision. Indecisive about following Christ, they straddle the fence and have one foot in the church and one foot in the world. This lack of commitment leads to a life of compromise and mediocrity. Jesus cautioned, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and …
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Why Jesus Ate Dinner With a Sinner
There’s an old saying I like, “Don’t be afraid to go out on a limb—that’s where the fruit is.” That is precisely what Zacchaeus did when Jesus traveled through his hometown of Jericho. The Bible explains, “He sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short …
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Beware of This First Step in Spiritually Deadly Compromise
When I was a kid, my family attended many summer camp meetings in Tennessee. Having a large family, my parents decided to save money on motels by staying at a KOA campground. So we borrowed a huge tent and set up on a spacious, shaded campsite. I’ll never forget the sense of adventure I felt …
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How to Adopt the Spirit of Caleb
To be spiritually successful requires having the right spirit. If you’re looking for a Biblical hero to emulate, Caleb is an excellent choice. God gave him this glowing endorsement, “But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him, and has followed me fully, I will bring into the [promised] land where he …
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6 Main Culprits for Dangerous Spiritual Fainting Spells
My first hospital visit was a fiasco. I was a teenage preacher and had never been in an Intensive Care Unit. The man I visited had had open heart surgery and was on a ventilator. As I prayed for him, I was overcome by the sights, sounds and smells and became dizzy. The room started …
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These 4 Qualities Catapulted Daniel to Success
Daniel was uprooted from his homeland as a prisoner of war and relocated to Babylon as a teenager. It’s believed that he was a descendant of King Hezekiah, thus a prince of Judah (2 Kings 20:17-18). Daniel was probably a eunuch (Dan. 1:3-7) and so he never mentioned a wife or children. His name means …
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Are You Wrestling With God Right Now?
Jacob was a tricky twin. He outwitted his brother Esau and cheated him out of his birthright. This sibling rivalry started before they were even born. These boys fought in their mother, Rebekah’s, womb (Gen. 25:22). In fact, when Esau was born, Jacob’s hand held on to his heel, as if to pull him back …
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Beware of the Martha Syndrome
Martha and Mary were sisters who lived with their brother Lazarus in the tiny town of Bethany. The Gospels indicate that Jesus shared a special relationship with these siblings. After all, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, which endeared Him even more to them. Apparently, Jesus made frequent stops in Bethany to eat and lodge …
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