Joel Shafer

  • joelshaf
  • Dallas, TX

  • Choose life

    Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (NASB)
    "See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity;

    Created 22 days ago

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  • Wisdom

    Proverbs 8:1 (NASB)
    Does not wisdom call, And understanding lift up her voice?

    Created 22 days ago

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  • Secrets

    Deuteronomy 29:29 (NASB)
    "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, that we may observe all the words of this law.

    Created 23 days ago

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  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-05-08

  • hello Soloman

    I never noticed this warning before. I guess Soloman should have seen it coming.

    Created about 1 month ago

    Deuteronomy 17:17 (NASB), Deuteronomy 17:19 (NASB)

  • social justice

    It all starts here. This should be an example to us today. Note that God didn't include scrupulous conditions such as whether or not this person got themselves into this mess or whether they would wisely…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Deuteronomy 15:7 (NASB), Deuteronomy 15:8 (NASB), Deuteronomy 15:9 (NASB), Deuteronomy 15:10 (NASB)

  • Started Following JC-Ryle

    about 1 month

  • Deuteronomy 4:39

    Deuteronomy 4:39 (NASB)
    Know therefore today, and take it to your heart, that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.

    Created about 1 month ago

  • God is no respecter of persons

    So cool to see that a gentile was guided by God to himself during the time of the Jews.

    Created 3 months ago

    Acts 10:1 (ESV), Acts 10:2 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-02-09

  • you can trust him

    He provides even while I'm completely out of the picture (asleep). I can relax and trust him just like a child sleeping in the backseat of a car while on a trip can rest and trust that his father will…

    Created 5 months ago

    Psalm 4:8 (NASB)

  • my deepest desire

    I always complain about how distant God is and how I wish we could talk to him face to face. Is there a greater desire? Here's a guide to how to attain it!!! Lord may my heart be pure so that one day…

    Created 5 months ago

    Matthew 5:8 (NASB)

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2011-12-31

  • Matthew 5:8

    Matthew 5:8 (NASB)
    "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-12-23

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-12-16

  • Soul anchor

    Hebrews 6:19 (NASB)
    This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil,

    Created 7 months ago

  • Started Following echang0507

    7 months

  • Jeremiah 51:17-19

    Jeremiah 51:17-19 (NASB)
    All mankind is stupid, devoid of knowledge; Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, For his molten images are deceitful, And there is no breath in them.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Lamentations 1:1

    Lamentations 1:1 (NASB)
    How lonely sits the city That was full of people! She has become like a widow Who was once great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces Has become a forced laborer!

    Created 9 months ago

  • Jeremiah 49:1

    Jeremiah 49:1 (NASB)
    Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the Lord: "Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities?

    Created 9 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-09-09

  • god's heart for the world

    Here we see God weeping and wailing for those whom he is judging. Irony? No, I think it shows how much he loves the world and yet how seriously he takes sin. Praise God for interceding on our behalf and…

    Created 9 months ago

    Jeremiah 48:1 (NASB), Jeremiah 48:47 (NASB)

  • never trust in yourself

    Your riches and accomplishments won't save you.

    Created 9 months ago

    Jeremiah 48:7 (NASB)

  • Jeremiah 45:1

    Jeremiah 45:1 (NASB)
    This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written down these words in a book at Jeremiah's dictation, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:

    Created 9 months ago

  • it is God who transforms hearts

    White knuckle righteousness never works. Instead it takes God to transform the desires of our hearts and give us a longing for Him.

    Created 9 months ago

    Jeremiah 31:31 (NASB), Jeremiah 31:32 (NASB), Jeremiah 31:33 (NASB), Jeremiah 32:38 (NASB), Jeremiah 32:39 (NASB), Jeremiah 32:40 (NASB), Jeremiah 32:41 (NASB)

  • Jeremiah 29:1

    Jeremiah 29:1 (NASB)
    Now these are the words of the letter which Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the exile, the priests, the prophets and all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Perhaps they will listen

    This is slightly confusing.  Surely God knows whether or not they will listen.  I guess this is just to display his mercy, that even though he had this massive judgement planned, he had a heart to relent…

    Created 9 months ago

    Jeremiah 26:3 (NASB), Jeremiah 26:13 (NASB)

  • Jeremiah 26:1

    Jeremiah 26:1 (NASB)
    In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,

    Created 9 months ago

  • heart change comes from God

    He gives the heart to love and obey him.

    Created 9 months ago

    Jeremiah 24:7 (NASB)

  • Jeremiah 23:23

    Jeremiah 23:23 (NASB)
    "Am I a God who is near," declares the Lord, "And not a God far off?

    Created 9 months ago

  • Jeremiah 23:24

    Jeremiah 23:24 (NASB)
    "Can a man hide himself in hiding places So I do not see him?" declares the Lord. "Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?" declares the Lord.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Jeremiah 18:1

    Jeremiah 18:1 (NASB)
    The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying,

    Created 10 months ago

  • Jeremiah 17:13

    Jeremiah 17:13 (NASB)
    O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You will be put to shame. Those who turn away on earth will be written down, Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.

    Created 10 months ago

  • Jeremiah 17:9

    Jeremiah 17:9 (NASB)
    "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?

    Created 10 months ago

  • Jeremiah 16:1

    Jeremiah 16:1 (NASB)
    The word of the Lord also came to me saying,

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jeremiah 14:1

    Jeremiah 14:1 (NASB)
    That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah in regard to the drought:

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jeremiah 8:3

    Jeremiah 8:3 (NASB)
    And death will be chosen rather than life by all the remnant that remains of this evil family, that remains in all the places to which I have driven them," declares the Lord of hosts.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jeremiah 9:24

    Jeremiah 9:24 (NASB)
    but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things," declares the Lord.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jeremiah 10:6

    Jeremiah 10:6 (NASB)
    There is none like You, O Lord; You are great, and great is Your name in might.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jeremiah 10:23

    Jeremiah 10:23 (NASB)
    I know, O Lord, that a man's way is not in himself, Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jeremiah 10:24

    Jeremiah 10:24 (NASB)
    Correct me, O Lord, but with justice; Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Jeremiah 12:1

    Jeremiah 12:1 (NASB)
    Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would plead my case with You; Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?

    Created 11 months ago

  • Sins blind us from good

    Sins keep us from seeing all of the natural good that God provides for our comfort. They also prevent us from experiencing the good that God had planned for us.

    Created 12 months ago

    Jeremiah 5:24 (NASB), Jeremiah 5:25 (NASB)

  • Short Term Prophesy?

    The bible always challenges your thinking. It would appear from the context that this was a short term prophesy provided to Ahaz for the purpose of bolstering his courage to face the Armenians in battle.…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Isaiah 7:10 (NASB), Isaiah 7:11 (NASB), Isaiah 7:12 (NASB), Isaiah 7:13 (NASB), Isaiah 7:14 (NASB), Isaiah 7:15 (NASB), Isaiah 7:16 (NASB)

  • Is God Unjust?

    On the contrary, I think this verse shows how merciful God is. Though the nation had become wicked and ripe for judgement, God knew that his heart was so tender and full of mercy that if these wicked…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Isaiah 6:10 (NASB)

  • Started Following Quasaur

    about 1 year

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-04-30

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-04-30

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-04-30

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2010-12-23

  • Enjoy Life

    This is really interesting. Basically Solomon's advice is to enjoy life (caveats it later by saying but don't sin). So often in religion I get the feeling that God wants something from me. That if…

    Created over 1 year ago

    Ecclesiastes 5:18 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 5:19 (ASV), Ecclesiastes 5:20 (ASV)

  • Can anyone figure out how to get this math to work?

    http://johnscorner.blogspot.com/2010/02/bible-math.html (http://johnscorner.blogspot.com/2010/02/bible-math.html) It would appear that on average, every family had 20 boys and 20 girls.

    Created about 2 years ago

    Numbers 3:40 (ESV), Numbers 3:41 (ESV), Numbers 3:42 (ESV), Numbers 3:43 (ESV), Numbers 3:44 (ESV), Numbers 3:45 (ESV), Numbers 3:46 (ESV), Numbers 3:47 (ESV), Numbers 3:48 (ESV)