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Like Jesus
This verse is about the appearing of Jesus. It might be about the Second Coming. It might be about heaven. It might also be about seeing Jesus today. Hasn't he appeared to us, even here on earth, in…
Created 9 months ago
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Glory
God is concerned that people know who He is; therefore, we should be concerned, too.
Created 11 months ago
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Get Off the Offense
The people at the synagogue were offended, so Jesus couldn't do His work there, and He went on. I wonder how many times I have been offended by God's people when I have been commanded to love them. I…
Created about 1 year ago
Mark 6:3 (NIV), Mark 6:4 (NIV), Mark 6:5 (NIV), Mark 6:6 (NIV)
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Judah the Brave
Joseph's brothers are terrified at this point, yet Judah stepped up out of love for his father. He knew that speaking up to the Pharoah's right-hand man was the right thing to do, but the consequences…
Created about 1 year ago
Genesis 4:20 (NIV), Genesis 44:18 (NIV), Genesis 44:19 (NIV)
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Whose image is whose?
God, forgive me for thinking you are like me--that you prefer my preferences, that you approve of my plans. Teach me the truth so that I prefer your preferences and that I play my small part in working…
Created about 1 year ago
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Praying Before Deciding
Why do we pray before making a decision? Lot gives the answer. The choice that looked like a no-brainer to Lot turned out to be the source of much sorrow. The land looked like the obvious choice to him,…
Created about 1 year ago
Genesis 13:10 (NIV), Genesis 13:11 (NIV), Genesis 13:12 (NIV), Genesis 13:13 (NIV), Genesis 13:14 (NIV), Genesis 13:15 (NIV), Genesis 14:12 (NIV), Genesis 19:12 (NIV), Genesis 19:13 (NIV), Genesis 19:14 (NIV), Genesis 19:24 (NIV), Genesis 19:25 (NIV), Genesis 19:26 (NIV)
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What happens when we sin
In Genesis 4:14-16, we get a lesson on how sin affects our relationship to God. Even though Cain sinned greatly, God still loved him tenderly and wanted to protect him. On the other hand, "Cain went…
Created about 1 year ago
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Thrown out
It's hard not to feel discouraged when someone throws you out. The formerly blind man was thrown out of the synagogue by those in power there. They treated him like yesterday's garbage. But Jesus didn't.…
Created over 1 year ago
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A little for a lot
Saul and his group planned to pay money to get information on a donkey, but God had other ideas: to give them a feast for free and to make Saul a king. Oh, and He took care of the donkeys, too. How human…
Created over 1 year ago
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The Reluctant Role Model
Gideon was a reluctant leader of God’s people. He argued with God that he was too weak to do anything important. He made up tests for God to be sure that God really was calling him. He was pretty sure…
Created over 1 year ago
Judges 6:15 (NIV84), Judges 6:17 (NIV84), Judges 6:23 (NIV84), Judges 6:27 (NIV84), Judges 6:36 (NIV84), Judges 6:37 (NIV84), Judges 7:17 (NIV84), Judges 7:20 (NIV84)
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Taking sides with God
We shouldn't think that God is on our opponent's side. Likewise, we shouldn't think that God is on our side, either. The vital question is whether we are on God's side.
Created over 1 year ago
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A time for everything under heaven
This verse indicates there is a time for prayer and a time for acting in faith. Prayer is essential, but it is no substitute for obedience.
Created over 1 year ago
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Safety in Obedience
The Israelites obeyed God. If they had disobeyed, they would not have been safe from the angel of death. The same principle applies today. God's laws are for our own good; if we follow them, we will avoid…
Created over 1 year ago
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Why the cup trick?
I have often wondered why Joseph went to such devious lengths to be sure that Benjamin stayed in Egypt with him. Based on the fact that Joseph gave Benjamin a triple portion of food and wept when he saw…
Created over 1 year ago
Genesis 44:1 (NIV84), Genesis 44:2 (NIV84), Genesis 44:3 (NIV84), Genesis 44:4 (NIV84), Genesis 44:5 (NIV84), Genesis 44:6 (NIV84), Genesis 44:7 (NIV84), Genesis 44:8 (NIV84), Genesis 44:9 (NIV84), Genesis 44:10 (NIV84), Genesis 44:11 (NIV84), Genesis 44:12 (NIV84), Genesis 44:13 (NIV84), Genesis 44:14 (NIV84), Genesis 44:15 (NIV84), Genesis 44:16 (NIV84), Genesis 44:17 (NIV84)
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Meaning of success
I wonder how many of us would see being falsely accused and being tossed into jail as a sign of success; nevertheless, the failure of human justice does not subvert the reality of God's power. Joseph…
Created over 1 year ago
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Where's your focus?
Although John the Baptist was not entirely clear about the plan of salvation because it had not yet come to pass, his advice is sound. Notice that all his statements involve stopping the habit of focusing…
Created almost 2 years ago
Luke 3:10 (NIV84), Luke 3:11 (NIV84), Luke 3:12 (NIV84), Luke 3:13 (NIV84), Luke 3:14 (NIV84)
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Anger and God's Will
Jonah believes he can tell God what to do because he is angry. How many times have I thought that my emotions (anger, sorrow, pride) take precedence over God's plan? Yet God didn't give up on Jonah, nor…
Created almost 2 years ago
Jonah 4:1 (NIV84), Jonah 4:2 (NIV84), Jonah 4:3 (NIV84), Jonah 4:4 (NIV84), Jonah 4:5 (NIV84), Jonah 4:6 (NIV84), Jonah 4:7 (NIV84), Jonah 4:8 (NIV84), Jonah 4:9 (NIV84), Jonah 4:10 (NIV84), Jonah 4:11 (NIV84)
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Faith and Obedience
Abraham believed, and his belief was credited to him as righteousness. Romans tells us that this promise extends through the generations to us today. Yet Genesis also tells us that Abraham obeyed God…
Created almost 2 years ago
Genesis 22:18 (ASV), Romans 4:20 (ASV), Romans 4:21 (ASV), Romans 4:22 (ASV), Romans 4:23 (ASV), Romans 4:24 (ASV)
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Today
The passage before this verse gives us a glimpse of what is to come, but verse 58 explains what you and I can do now. Let's keep our hearts on heaven where we will see God in His glory, but let's keep…
Created over 2 years ago
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Zalmon
http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/zalmon.html (http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/zalmon.html) Where's Zalmon?
Created over 3 years ago
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The Veil
Perhaps it was the custom for a modest, upright woman to remain veiled in the presence of her future husband. In any case, this use of a veil might be a picture of the church's condition of the intended…
Created over 3 years ago
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Dirt or Silver?
These five verses contrast ungodly speech with God's words. Which category have your words fallen into today--godly or ungodly? Here are the characteristics of ungodly speech: lies (even little "white"…
Created over 3 years ago
Psalm 12:2 (ASV), Psalm 12:3 (ASV), Psalm 12:4 (ASV), Psalm 12:5 (ASV), Psalm 12:6 (ASV)
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Forsaken, but not for long
This verse can be troubling. If Jesus is God's Son, then why would God forsake him at the moment of his greatest need? Some have said that this is the point at which your sin and mine were laid upon…
Created over 3 years ago
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Rectangular shields
Paul was in prison when he wrote the letter to the Ephesians (see verse 20), and he may have been guarded by Roman soldiers, so he knew all about how these soldiers were equipped. Their shields were about…
Created almost 4 years ago
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Who's battering down the gate?
Before hearing my pastor speak on this verse, I had always taken comfort in this verse, thinking that no matter how hard life got, no matter how many attacks I felt from the enemy, God would protect me…
Created almost 4 years ago
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