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  • Putting Aside What Draws Me Away

    The Israelites took drastic action, and probably painful, sending away the foreign wives they had married and the children from these unions. They valued their relationship with God more than their relationships…

    Created about 13 hours ago

    Ezra 10:11 (NIV84)

  • Losing My Life

    I need to let go of my expectations and desires and submit them to God. As Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." I know from experience that…

    Created about 13 hours ago

    Matthew 10:38 (NIV84), Matthew 10:39 (NIV84)

  • Semitic People & Hebrews

    This verse gives the origins of the terms "Semetic" (Shem) and "Hebrew" (Eber).

    Created about 13 hours ago

    Genesis 10:22 (NIV84)

  • Family Destiny

    The settlers in Shinar were descendants of Ham, who brought Noah's cursing upon his family (Canaan, specifically) by disrespecting his father. This theme of disrespect and reaping consequences follows…

    Created about 13 hours ago

    Genesis 11:2 (NIV84)

  • Example of the Israelites

    I am much like the Israelites here. God has freed me from bondage to addictions and has punished me far less than I deserve, yet I struggle with going back to my vile ways, and have a hard time putting…

    Created 1 day ago

    Ezra 9:13 (NIV84), Ezra 9:14 (NIV84), Ezra 9:15 (NIV84)

  • Make My Heart Right

    Lord, I know that my heart is filled with bitterness and sin. Forgive me and make me right. I want to be whole again, and I want to serve You. Heal me, Lord!

    Created 3 days ago

    Acts 8:21 (NIV84), Acts 8:22 (NIV84), Acts 8:23 (NIV84)

  • Jesus Is Willing to Heal

    Jesus is willing to heal me of even those things that make me untouchable in other's eyes. He will reach out to me when all others refuse. Lord, please take from me the rot and disease that fills me and…

    Created 3 days ago

    Matthew 8:2 (NIV84), Matthew 8:3 (NIV84)

  • God Grants Favor to the Devoted

    "...the gracious hand of his God was on him. For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching it's decrees and laws in Israel." Lord, I pray that You would…

    Created 3 days ago

    Ezra 7:9 (NIV84), Ezra 7:10 (NIV84)

  • Living Deliberately

    I realize now, with way too much of my life behind me and too many consequences in front of me, that I have not lived with much purpose or plan in my life. I have not thought ahead or followed Christ's…

    Created 3 days ago

    Matthew 7:24 (NIV84)

  • Blessed Are Those Who Put God First

    Much of the Beatitudes focuses on the rewards for those who are humble, who want God's will more than their own, and who keep themselves from impure desires and actions. These people will be given all…

    Created 6 days ago

    Matthew 5:3 (NIV84), Matthew 5:5 (NIV84), Matthew 5:6 (NIV84), Matthew 5:8 (NIV84)

  • Adam's Longevity

    Working out the generations, Adam was:130 when Seth was born235 when Enosh was born325 when Kenan was born395 when Mehalalel was born460 when Jared was born622 when Enoch was born687 when Methuselah was…

    Created 6 days ago

    Genesis 5:5 (NIV84)

  • Submission to God

    Satan offered Jesus rule over the earth; something Jesus might have wanted. He could heal, teach, and bring about peace throughout the world. Jesus knew the truth: gifts from Satan are flawed and will…

    Created 6 days ago

    Matthew 4:8 (NIV84), Matthew 4:9 (NIV84), Matthew 4:10 (NIV84), Matthew 4:11 (NIV84)

  • Sin Is Waiting

    Sin is always lurking near, waiting for an opportunity to consume me. When I choose to do wrong, I start on the path to slavery. When I battle and fight with the weapons of God, I can overcome sin and…

    Created 7 days ago

    Genesis 4:7 (NIV)

  • God Has a Plan

    Throughout all scripture, God's plan is evident. Jesus came to fulfill God's plans, and so the baptism was necessary.

    Created 9 days ago

    Matthew 3:15 (NIV)

  • Immediate Obedience

    Joseph obeyed God immediately. His trust was such that he did not wait to discuss and ponder; he simply got up and did what God commanded without hesitation. Lord, draw me close to You and help me to…

    Created 10 days ago

    Matthew 2:13 (NIV), Matthew 2:14 (NIV), Matthew 2:20 (NIV), Matthew 2:21 (NIV)

  • All Things Are Possible

    God moved the heart of a foreign monarch to make all provision necessary for the Israelites to rebuild His temple. If God can make provision for a whole race of people, He can certainly provide for all…

    Created 11 days ago

    Ezra 1:3 (NIV), Ezra 1:4 (NIV)

  • Obedience

    Joseph submitted to God's will in all things, and he did it right away. Lord, help me to have the obedience of Joseph, and help me to do things immediately when You ask.

    Created 11 days ago

    Matthew 1:24 (NIV), Matthew 1:25 (NIV)

  • Hope

    Lord, this is so hard to believe right now. We are losing our house and are far in debt, and I will be working 2 jobs for several years to come, it seems. Our marriage is shaky - there is a gap between…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

  • Love Always Trusts

    This is hard for me. As a child and youth, I learned that people often intended me harm, and I did not have much support to show me another way. Robbed of the ability to trust, I have spent much of my…

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Corinthians 13:7 (NIV84)

  • A Man of Character

    Lord, I am often tempted to take the easy path, to obscure the truth, to veer outside Your will. I seek after my own wants & pleasures, I am afraid of problems the truth might reveal, and I want to look…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Psalm 15:1 (NIV84), Psalm 15:2 (NIV84)

  • Choosing Life

    The choices I make begin in my mind, long before they become part of my actions. When I dwell on what is wicked, or on what I resent about others, or what I want to do apart from God's will, I am inclined…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Deuteronomy 30:19 (NIV84)

  • God Is at Work in Me

    God has chosen me to be saved through the work of the Spirit and through faith. God knows the,outcome, and He does not make mistakes, so I can be reassured that, even when I am struggling and feel like…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Galatians 6:9 (NIV84), 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (NIV84)

  • Do the Things You Did at First!

    I have fallen from a height; I was an active, contributing member of God's body, using my abilities to serve Him. Now, I am not a regular attender, and I do not serve. Things that barely touched my mind…

    Created about 1 month ago

    Revelation 2:5 (NIV84)

  • Truth Sets Me Free

    There are lots of lies I have believed in my life: worldly pleasure is better than Godliness, security is in my possessions, it is okay to carry around resentments, I can live just like my worldly friends…

    Created about 1 month ago

    John 8:31 (NIV84), John 8:32 (NIV84)

  • Obedience & Love

    Lord, I struggle to obey You, & sometimes it seems I must not love you, based on my disobedience. Forgive me my sins, and let Your love grow in me. Help me to obey You and to put the things of the world…

    Created about 1 month ago

    John 14:23 (NIV84), John 14:24 (NIV84)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 [Public] Notes

    2012-01-20

  • Mark 4:1

    Mark 4:1 (NIV84)
    Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Psalm 4:4

    Psalm 4:4 (KJV)
    Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

    Created 12 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans

    2011-05-12

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-02-24

  • Jeremiah 42:1

    Jeremiah 42:1 (NIV84)
    Then all the army officers, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest approached

    Created over 1 year ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-02-15

  • Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan

    2011-02-09

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-02-01

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-02-01

  • Mark 4:1

    Mark 4:1 (NIV84)
    Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water's edge.

    Created over 1 year ago

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