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Wait upon the Lord
Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)
But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.Created 1 day ago
Labels: eagle's wings new strength running the lord waiting walking
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God's Deliverance and Direction
Isaiah 30:18-21 (NLT)
So the LORD must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.Created 2 days ago
Labels: deliverance direction hearing jerusalem seeing teaching
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The Cornerstone
Isaiah 28:16 (NLT)
Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken.Created 3 days ago
Labels: believe christ cornerstone firm foundation stone tested
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The Great Trumpet Sound
Isaiah 27:13 (NLT)
In that day the great trumpet will sound. Many who were dying in exile in Assyria and Egypt will return to Jerusalem to worship the LORD on his holy mountain.Created 3 days ago
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The Watchman
Isaiah 21:6-7 (NLT)
Meanwhile, the Lord said to me, “Put a watchman on the city wall. Let him shout out what he sees.Created 3 days ago
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Anger and Presumption
2 Samuel 6:6-7 (NLT)
But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah reached out his hand and steadied the Ark of God.Created 7 days ago
Labels: death presumption striking the angel of the lord the ark the lord's anger uzzah
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Accountability
Ecclesiastes 11:9 (NLT)
Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.Created 7 days ago
Labels: accountability joy life temporal youth
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Stewardship and Obedince
Ecclesiastes 11:6 (NLT)
Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.Created 7 days ago
Labels: profit stewardship timing work
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Job Security
Ecclesiastes 10:4 (NLT)
If your boss is angry at you, don’t quit! A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.Created 7 days ago
Labels: anger boss calmness endurance job mistakes patience quietness security working
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Abstain from All Foolishness
Ecclesiastes 10:1 (NLT)
As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.Created 7 days ago
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Live!
Ecclesiastes 9:4-7 (NLT)
There is hope only for the living. As they say, “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion!”Created 7 days ago
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Man's Hopelessness in Seeking His Own Way
Ecclesiastes 9:2-3 (NLT)
The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad, ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don’t.Created 7 days ago
Labels: death destiny equality fate good and bad hopelessness man promises seeking his own way sinners the righteous the wicked
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Have Fun and Enjoy Life
Ecclesiastes 8:15 (NLT)
So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life. That way they will experience some happiness along with all the hard work God gives them under the sun.Created 7 days ago
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On Eavesdropping
Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 (NLT)
Don’t eavesdrop on others—you may hear your servant curse you.Created 7 days ago
Labels: cursing eavesdropping
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Finding Women of Virtue
Ecclesiastes 7:27-28 (NLT)
“This is my conclusion,” says the Teacher. “I discovered this after looking at the matter from every possible angle.Created 7 days ago
Labels: find immorality matthew henry commentary seduction seek virtue women
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Talk is Cheap
Ecclesiastes 5:7 (NLT)
Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead.Created 7 days ago
Labels: cheap talk daydreams reverent fear uselessness
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Activity and Restlessness
Ecclesiastes 5:3 (NLT)
Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool.Created 7 days ago
Labels: activity excess foolishness restlessness words
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A Triple Braided Cord
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NLT)
A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.Created 7 days ago
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Two Are Better Than One
Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 (NLT)
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.Created 7 days ago
Labels: comfort encouragement two warmth
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Physical Discipline
Proverbs 23:13-14 (NLT)
Don’t fail to discipline your children. They won’t die if you spank them.Created 7 days ago
Labels: physical discipline spanking
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Physical Punishment
Proverbs 20:30 (NLT)
Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart.Created 8 days ago
Labels: cleansing discipline evil physical punishment spanking?
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Loyalty Makes a Person Attractive
Proverbs 19:22 (NLT)
Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.Created 8 days ago
Labels: attraction honesty loyalty
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Spouting Off
Proverbs 18:13-14 (NLT)
Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish.Created 8 days ago
Labels: crushed spirit endurance listening sickness spouting off
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Few Words
Proverbs 17:27-28 (NLT)
A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.Created 8 days ago
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To Learn and to Follow
Psalm 119:7-8 (NLT)
As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should!Created 8 days ago
Labels: decrees learning obedience regulations righteousness thanksgiving
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A New Circle of Worship
Based upon Deuteronomy 12 1) Completely erase the names of the gods of this world (idols). 2) Seek Him in His designated place of worship. 3) Bring your tithes and offerings, and enjoy your blessings…
Created about 1 month ago
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Mistaken Idenity
A father's mistake, a brother's freedom. mistake – identify wrongly: confuse with another (Webster) So Jacob went closer to his father, and Isaac touched him. “The voice is Jacob’s, but the hands are…
Created about 1 month ago
Genesis 27:22 (NLT), Genesis 27:24 (NLT), Genesis 27:33 (NLT), Genesis 27:40 (NLT)
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Divine Reversal
Lot selfishly chooses the best of the Jordan Valley over Abraham in Genesis 13. God then affirms His blessing to Abraham. Later comes Joshua who assigns the best of the land to his family. This proves…
Created about 1 month ago
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From the First Adam to the Second Enoch
Cracks are useless (any window or door open to the enemy). From the First Adam to the Second Enoch, we see the distinction between obedience and disobedience. We see the distinction among God's people.…
Created about 1 month ago
Genesis 5:1 (NLT), Genesis 5:3 (NLT), Genesis 5:18 (NLT), Genesis 5:21 (NLT), Genesis 5:24 (NLT), Genesis 26:7 (NLT), Exodus 12:32 (NLT), Exodus 20:5 (NLT), Exodus 20:6 (NLT)
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Between Man and Woman
Here lies enmity, separation, and distance—because of a serpent, because of a woman, and because of a man. “And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring.…
Created about 1 month ago
Genesis 3:15 (NLT), Genesis 3:16 (NLT), Genesis 3:17 (NLT), Genesis 3:18 (NLT), Genesis 3:19 (NLT)
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Earnest Prayer
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you…
Created about 1 month ago
Colossians 4:2 (NKJV), Colossians 4:5 (NKJV), Colossians 4:6 (NKJV)
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The Ripple Effect
This week has proved a little harder than expected through each morning hour. With heavy rains beckoning me back to sleep or flashes of lightening calling me awake, I struggle to find balance in the ripple…
Created 2 months ago
Colossians 2:8 (NKJV), Colossians 2:9 (NKJV), Colossians 2:10 (NKJV), Colossians 2:14 (NKJV), Colossians 2:15 (NKJV), Colossians 2:20 (NKJV), Colossians 2:23 (NKJV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 500 Highlights
2012-04-02
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Reconciled to Serve
[A]nd by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. in the body of His flesh through death, to present…
Created 2 months ago
Colossians 1:20 (NKJV), Colossians 1:22 (NKJV), Colossians 1:28 (NKJV)
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Before All Things
*Before* all things. Before. Jesus, being before all things, is qualified within Himself to be first. First in our hearts. First in our actions. Though that doesn't literally mean all things must be done…
Created 2 months ago
Colossians 1:10 (NKJV), Colossians 1:12 (NKJV), Colossians 1:17 (NKJV), Colossians 1:18 (NKJV), Colossians 1:20 (NKJV), Colossians 1:22 (NKJV), Colossians 1:28 (NKJV)
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Not That I Have a Clue
We are all set apart in the Spirit and rejoice in Him—our confidence not in the flesh, but in Him who was made flesh. “For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus,…
Created 2 months ago
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No Reputation
“[B]ut made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of…
Created 2 months ago
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Deadly Poison
Deadly poison. What a show stopper! First of all, why let anything get between you and the presence of Christ directly in your life? Surely we wouldn't let something as simple as our words break us from…
Created 3 months ago
James 3:8 (NKJV), James 3:10 (NKJV), James 3:12 (NKJV), James 3:14 (NKJV), James 3:15 (NKJV), James 3:16 (NKJV), James 3:17 (NKJV), James 3:18 (NKJV)
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What Have You Done?
What have you done? "What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?"…
Created 3 months ago
James 2:8 (NKJV), James 2:14 (NKJV), James 2:20 (NKJV), James 2:22 (NKJV), James 2:23 (NKJV), James 2:26 (NKJV)
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Falling on Mercy
Sometimes it feels like my mother is talking to me as I read Scripture. I can hear her saying to “do unto others” through the following words. “My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ,…
Created 3 months ago
James 2:1 (NKJV), James 2:8 (NKJV), James 2:9 (NKJV), James 2:10 (NKJV), James 2:12 (NKJV), James 2:13 (NKJV)
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Love, Faith, Trials, and Temptation
Today we take a broader look at faith and love through the eyes of trial and temptation. I used to view the idea of Satan tempting Jesus with all the riches of the world as a moot point in that Christ…
Created 3 months ago
James 1:4 (NKJV), James 1:5 (NKJV), James 1:6 (NKJV), James 1:7 (NKJV), James 1:8 (NKJV), James 1:12 (NKJV), James 1:15 (NKJV), James 1:19 (NKJV)
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-03-06
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-02-11
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On Fear and Love
This makes me think of fear in relation to sin, conviction, and forgiveness as opposed to condemnation, unforgiveness, and being given over to torment. All encompassed in love—the true opposite to fear…
Created 4 months ago
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Ceased from Sin
The declaration made through the following verses are a mouthful. To say that one “ceased from sin” can launch a heavy debate. I have studied various views on holiness and what this truly means to the…
Created 4 months ago
1 Peter 4:1 (NKJV), 1 Peter 4:3 (NKJV), 1 Peter 4:7 (NKJV), 1 Peter 4:8 (NKJV), 1 Peter 4:11 (NKJV), 1 Peter 4:17 (NKJV)
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Lay It All Down (Part 2)
A holy, royal priesthood. What a powerful calling—much given, much required. The building of a spiritual house, the temple and dwelling place of our Lord. [Y]ou also, as living stones, are being built…
Created 4 months ago
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Lay It All Down (Part 1)
”Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,” (1 Peter 2:1, NKJV). Lay it all down. Before taking one step further. This will all make sense in a minute.…
Created 4 months ago
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From Him Who Betrayed Christ to His Elect
When I meet Peter at the door—post betrayal, post salvation—I shake hands with the elect of Christ. Most of us usually pass over this verse while moving on to the meat of this Scripture. Cue Charlie Brown's…
Created 4 months ago
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He Opens with Submission
He opens with submission. I know this may turn a few heads, but I think the Church is finally catching on. Though there are varying views, they all point to allowing the husband to lead. I am thankful…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks
2011-11-03
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Mammon
I have always thought of mammon in reference to the enemy alone. Until I read the Strong's g1326 definition—riches (where it is personified and opposed to God)—and realized it refers to the love of money.
Created 7 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2011-10-28
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Right Thinking
The important thing for all of us here is to replace those negative thoughts with His Word. This is our go-to source against the enemy. As we speak truth and practice faith, we change our minds and…
Created 8 months ago
Ephesians 3:19 (KJV), Ephesians 3:20 (KJV), Philippians 4:8 (KJV), Philippians 4:9 (KJV)
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Knowing
The key reference here is that Paul had vision and purpose. This is what strengthened his faith and endurance. This is why Christ calls us to the same in Proverbs 29:18.
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-08-10
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-08-10
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-02-25
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Mandrake
Mandrake - root formerly used to promote conception. Both Leah and Rachel coveted this root, but God remembers Rachel through the birth of Joseph.
Created over 1 year ago
Genesis 30:15 (KJV), Genesis 30:22 (KJV), Genesis 30:23 (KJV), Genesis 30:24 (KJV)
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-01-26
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-21
