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Praise and worship
So here's King David dancing with all his might before the Lord in a linen ephod, twirling and spinning and not giving a thought to what anybody else thinks. What a picture! This is the king of Israel…
Created 4 months ago
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Who are you?
I love the story of Samson. It was one of my favourite bible stories when I was a kid. A biblical superman, but as an adult I see much more.Samson was egotistical and arrogant beyond measure. God gave…
Created 4 months ago
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Gideon
The story of Gideon is without doubt one of the more poignat accounts in the old testament of God's salvation.Israel was oppressed because they had done evil in the Lord's sight yet again we see God's…
Created 4 months ago
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Renew your mind
Verse 8 is a great verse to commit to memory. The Apostle Paul often tells us about the renewing of our minds and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Jesus also said that,…
Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-19
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I will never leave you
In the second half of verse 5 God tells Joshua the same thing that Jesus told the disciples before His ascent into Heaven, "I will not leave you nor forsake you." These words have brought me great comfort…
Created 4 months ago
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The golden calf
We are nothing if not predictable creatures. Just because Moses was not physically present in the camp for a time this seemed to provide a green light for sin. Furthermore, Aaron was charged to hold down…
Created 4 months ago
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The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments is the point where God puts His cards on the table. In effect He is showing Israel that they haven't got a hope of living up to His holy standards under their own steam. He is showing…
Created 5 months ago
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God's deliverance
As happy as they were to be leaving Egypt we see how quickly they would have been just as happy to return when the enemy came out in pursuit so that they might live regardless of the fact that their lives…
Created 5 months ago
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The last passover lamb
Clearly these verses demonstrate God's plan to eventually bring Messiah into the world to save ALL of mankind whereas in this case it was only for the children of Israel. A warm up to the main event if…
Created 5 months ago
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Jealousy
There are so many people out there who accuse God of being unreasonable and petty because He sets up rules that seem to have no other purpose than to strangle the enjoyment out of life. However, a quick…
Created 7 months ago
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God doesn't need our help
Personal application.Today's reading took me a bit of mediation and searching and prayer to see how this might fit in with my day to day life, but I got there.This whole unpleasant situation was brought…
Created 8 months ago
Genesis 21:8 (KJV), Genesis 21:9 (KJV), Genesis 21:10 (KJV), Genesis 21:11 (KJV), Genesis 21:12 (KJV)
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Thy will be done.
Personal application.God's promises to us can often take a bit of time to bring about for any number of reasons. Here God's promise to Abram concerning his descendants would not come to pass for nearly…
Created 8 months ago
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Faith
"And he believed in the LORD, and He counted it to him for righteousness."Despite what the circumstances looked like, which included Sarai being past child bearing age, Abram believed God.It's all too…
Created 8 months ago
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Speech and unity
Reading todays passage it was v6 that really jumped out at me. God's concern in this instance appears to be that man had become unified in purpose, but in this scenario the purpose was to do evil by satisfying…
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-10-02
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-10-02
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-07-20
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Isaiah 53:5
Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV)
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.Created 11 months ago
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Ephesians 6:10
Ephesians 6:10 (NKJV)
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.Created 11 months ago
Mark Johnson
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