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Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge
2012-02-24
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-01-02
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HEAPETH UP RICHES: You may end up being ...
HEAPETH UP RICHES: You may end up being rich, but don't chase riches. That's not what life is about. (KJV) Proverbs 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves…
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VAIN SHEW: The word here is usually tran...
VAIN SHEW: The word here is usually translated "image". (Man was created in the image of God. Idolators worship images.) Here, man is concerned with his image- how he appears to others. Living to impress…
Created 5 months ago
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MINE AGE: "from an unused root apparentl...
MINE AGE: "from an unused root apparently meaning to glide swiftly" http://glo.to/l?1=19039005
Created 5 months ago
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MY DAYS ARE AS AN HANDBREADTH: What imag...
MY DAYS ARE AS AN HANDBREADTH: What image could David use to portray how brief his life is? Imagine him extending his arm, and gazing at his hand. That's it, a handbreadth - not even a span. http://glo.to/l?1=19039005
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THAT I MAY KNOW: The psalmist wanted to ...
THAT I MAY KNOW: The psalmist wanted to be kept in touch with his limitations. http://glo.to/l?1=19039004
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THE MEASURE OF MY DAYS: It is not enough...
THE MEASURE OF MY DAYS: It is not enough to know that life has an end somewhere off in the distance. Life is divided into days, each a microcosm of life. To live a good life, we must live good days. God…
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MINE END: The Psalmist isn't asking God ...
MINE END: The Psalmist isn't asking God to reveal the date of his death, but the limits if his life. He is asking to be kept aware that his life has an end so that it doesn't slip through his fingers.…
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WHO HEALETH ALL THY DISEASES: In what wa...
WHO HEALETH ALL THY DISEASES: In what way can God be said to heal all our diseases? 1. The first idea that comes to mind hearing these words is supernatural healing - miracles. While this is true and…
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FORGIVETH ALL THINE INIQUITIES: Of all G...
FORGIVETH ALL THINE INIQUITIES: Of all God's blessings, this is the greatest. It is the one that we need the most, and the perils of not having God's forgiveness are greater than any other lack we may…
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FORGET NOT: God loads us down with benef...
FORGET NOT: God loads us down with benefits every day. http://glo.to/l?1=19103002
Created 5 months ago
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BLESS: The psalmist repeats the call to ...
BLESS: The psalmist repeats the call to bless the Lord. Though we known what we should do, we don't always do it with additional encouragement or prompting. Keep on encouraging. Yourself to do what is…
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HIS HOLY NAME: His name is unique, separ...
HIS HOLY NAME: His name is unique, separate. There is no other name like His. The Lord's name is the label that represents all that He is. http://glo.to/l?1=19103001
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ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME: David saw t He ne...
ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME: David saw t He need for wholehearted praise. 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. http://glo.to/l?1=19103001
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O MY SOUL: The Psalmist commands his sou...
O MY SOUL: The Psalmist commands his soul to bless the Lord. David encouraged himself to acknowledge the blessedness of the Lord, and to remember the blessings of the Lord. http://glo.to/l?1=19103001
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BLESS THE LORD: Blessing the Lord adds n...
BLESS THE LORD: Blessing the Lord adds nothing to Him. It is the acknowledgement of His happy condition, not the cause of it. http://glo.to/l?1=19103001
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A SAVIOR - The one size fits all gift th...
A SAVIOR - The one size fits all gift that every person needs, whether they know it or not. And from what does He save His people: - Our sins. - God's wrath. - Eternity from Hell. http://glo.to/l?1=42002011
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CITY OF DAVID - said here, not only to i...
CITY OF DAVID - said here, not only to identify Bethlehem as the location of the infant, but to remind the hearers of God's promise to Israel's most prominent king. http://glo.to/l?1=42002011
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This day - a day long anticipated and ho...
This day - a day long anticipated and hoped for. A day so long in coming that some had, no doubt, lost hope. Yet God is faithful to keep His promises. http://glo.to/l?1=42002011
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-12-24
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Unto you - THE Savior was THEIR Savior. ...
Unto you - THE Savior was THEIR Savior. Is He YOUR Savior? He will be if you receive Him. http://glo.to/l?1=42002011
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A multitude - not THE multitude, not ALL...
A multitude - not THE multitude, not ALL the heavenly hosts, but a multitude. Just when the shepherds had gotten over the shock on one heavenly visitor, a throng of angels appear suddenly and begin to…
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A sign - How would they identify this ne...
A sign - How would they identify this newborn, especially with the whole world being turned upside down because of the census? The identifier would be in the form of contradictory circumstances. Swaddling…
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All people - This announce was not simpl...
All people - This announce was not simply for the shepherds, or the Jews, or even the present generation. This is good news for all people, of all occupations, and all races, in all places, for all time.…
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Great joy - the news is good, objectivel...
Great joy - the news is good, objectively, and our response should be one of great job - subjectively. (lit. mega joy) http://glo.to/l?1=42002010
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Good news - especially compared to the b...
Good news - especially compared to the bad news this announcement addresses. We we lost in sin, alienated from God, headed for Hell, and unable to do anything to rescue ourselves from this dismal situation.…
Created 5 months ago
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Fear not - the immediate situation. Ange...
Fear not - the immediate situation. Angels sometimes appeared as agents of God's judgment. That was not the case here. Fear not - in the greater sense of our fears. Do not fear life or death or standing…
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-12-24
