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Proverbs 21:5
Proverbs 21:5 (NIV)
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.Created about 16 hours ago
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Galatians 1:11
Galatians 1:11 (NIV)
I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.Created about 16 hours ago
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what does Paul mean here?!?!?!?
This verse was really troubling me tonight. I couldn't even get to sleep just thinking about it. Does Paul really mean that he would endure eternal punishment for the sake of the Jewish people? It didn't…
Created 2 months ago
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adopted in
What does it mean to be adopted by God and become a co-heir to the throne? One thing I struggle with in this life is my ambition for greatness. Often this is a sinful ambition fueled by pride, self-worship…
Created 2 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2012-02-22
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Given a chance to repent
Although God had shown Neb an elaborate dream and had Daniel come and interpret it, the future was not set in stone. Daniel told Neb that if he repented, he could continue prospering. Unfortunately, in…
Created 6 months ago
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all my soul
I think the "all my soul" part is key here because there is a real difference in worship when I am really into it and when I am just going through the motions. When I really block out everything around…
Created 7 months ago
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Psalm written like a story
I really liked this psalm because it read more like a story than other ones that I remember. The autobiographical story written by Asaph is one that I can definitely relate to. It's interesting that when…
Created 8 months ago
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like a garment
This description of earth's features reminds me of satellite images we see of deserts and mountain ranges. They really can look like folded segments of a garment. This is impossible to really see unless…
Created 9 months ago
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Job's sin in his youth
Sometimes it seems like Job is saying he was absolutely sinless. This verse shows how he was sinful in his youth, but even in his current time, does he mean he is relatively sinless?
Created 9 months ago
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even in the old testament, non-Jews are invited
Through the Holy Spirit, Peter found out that God accepts Gentiles just as he does Jews, but even in the old testament we see Solomon, the wisest man to ever live, say that foreigners should come and…
Created 10 months ago
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Can demons read our minds?
I found it really interesting what the demon inside the man told the seven sons of Sceva the Jewish priest. It said it knows Jesus and Paul, but not them, and then the demon went on to attack them. In…
Created 11 months ago
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A surprising prophecy of God's plan in Jesus
This woman talks about how God devises a plan to bring back those who are estranged from him. Apparently this was the case even before Jesus and/or this was a prophetic word.
Created about 1 year ago
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For our benefit
So much of what Jesus did on earth was to give us a glimpse of the father. He did it not for his own benefit, but for those around him and every person that reads the gospels. In this verse he tells those…
Created about 1 year ago
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Who is Jesus speaking to
The words of Jesus here seem really disjointed: hopeful salvation(the truth can set them free) to murderous accusations(Jesus says they are trying to kill him) to appalling condemnation(Jesus calls them…
Created about 1 year ago
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Looking for a sign, give an offering
Sometimes I feel like my desire to see a sign from God that verifies a path for me is a lack of faith on my part. Here we see Gideon asking the same thing, but he does something strange immediately after.…
Created about 1 year ago
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despite the feelings of being cut off
Here, Ethan the Ezrahite, writes about how God has allowed his enemies to rise up and how he left the side of the Ethan. There is no happy ending to this psalm, but still the writer proclaims praise to…
Created about 1 year ago
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persevere
One part of the parable of the sower that I didn't catch before was the line about persevering. The seed that fell on good soil had to grow and be patient in growth. Only when it matures can it produce…
Created about 1 year ago
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Jesus asking questions, non-rhetorical ones?
I used to assume that Jesus was wise and knew scripture well because he was God's son, and the knowledge was innate to him. But in this verse, it says that Jesus was asking questions to the teachers.…
Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-03-09
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Whether a year or a day
The Israelites had very clear guidance from God and they did well to obey it. But imagine the life they had to live, moving unexpectedly from camp to camp. I ask for God's guidance in my life but am I…
Created about 1 year ago
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wisdom walks in righteousness, righteousness nourishes many
I like the transition here from wisdom to righteousness. In verse 8:20, wisdom says that she walks in the way of righteousness. Here in verse 10:21, the psalmist writes that the lips of the righteous…
Created about 1 year ago
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can't help others without heeding discipline
The NIV version is unique from the other versions in that it is talking about the capacity to show someone the way.
Created over 1 year ago
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Lack of faith stops Jesus fromhealing
Why does the lack of faith prevent Jesus from doing miracles?
Created over 1 year ago
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In reality, a good thing
This sounds like a disturbingly awful thing to say, but really, how fortunate we are to be covered in the blood of Christ.
Created over 1 year ago
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Am I that different really?
It might seem like the Israelites are being incredibly foolish by disobeying God's direct orders by not gathering extra before the sabbath, and also trying to store extra on other days. But really, they…
Created over 1 year ago
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Jesus doesn't want them to spread the word yet
In the previous chapter, Jesus tells his disciples not to tell others that he is the Christ. Here, after the transfiguration, Jesus says to them not to tell others what they have seen. This goes back…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-01-27
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Delayed punishment
Here, Simeon and Levi get their punishment. Before it seemed like Jacob was indifferent to their action, but clearly he detested it. He waited till the end of his own life to punish them. The story parallels…
Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-01-20
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-01-03
