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1 Samuel 30:6
1 Samuel 30:6 (KJV)
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.Created 14 days ago
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Power of Elijah
It is interesting that John would have "the power of Elijah." When I think of that phrase, I think of Elijah's many miracles, but as far as we know, John performed no miracles at all. This tells me I…
Created 23 days ago
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Deuteronomy 30:14
Deuteronomy 30:14 (KJV)
But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.Created 26 days ago
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Deuteronomy 30:6
Deuteronomy 30:6 (KJV)
And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.Created 26 days ago
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Deuteronomy 29:29
Deuteronomy 29:29 (KJV)
The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.Created 26 days ago
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When God knows You By Name
It is significant that God tells Moses that He knows Moses by name. This follows verse 33:11, where we see God spoke to Moses face-to-face, as a man speaks to a friend. I used to skip over this, thinking,…
Created about 1 month ago
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Made for His Glory
I always wanted to interpret verses such Isaiah 43:7 as meaning that we were made for the benefit of God -- to cause more glory to be given to Him. We are, of course, but that is only part of the meaning.…
Created 3 months ago
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More than future glory
Christ died not just to save me from hell, but to save me from sin. He died not just so I could look forward to Heaven where sin no longer reigns in me, but also so I can experience holiness in this life.
Created 3 months ago
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The Danger of My Own Understanding
Among the most difficult commands for me to obey is this one (Proverbs 3:5). I always want to interpret it as "...and do not rely exclusively on your own understanding." Instead, it says not to trust…
Created 3 months ago
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Looking in the Right Direction
"My eyes are fixed on You..." Psalm 141:8 If I keep my eyes fixed squarely on the Lord, it will be pretty hard to wander. The problem, as expressed in Isaiah 53:6, is when I stop looking toward Him and…
Created 3 months ago
Psalm 141:8 (HCSB), Isaiah 53:6 (HCSB), Philippians 2:3 (HCSB)
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No Wasted Tear
God loves us too much to let our suffering be wasted. Every tear, sorrow, pain, and trial will be used by Him in a way that will be redemptive and good.
Created 3 months ago
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God gives us Words of Praise
God opens my mouth to give Him praise. He empowers me to praise Him as I should. If I don't turn to Him to allow me to praise Him, my attempts at praise are empty, meaningless, and frustrating. If it…
Created 3 months ago
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Waking from the Living Nightmare of Sin
Just as we cannot know the mysteries and benefits of God unless He opens our eyes and gives us insight, neither can we see the reality about our own sinfulness unless He lets us break through the fog…
Created 4 months ago
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Nicodemus
The last time we saw Nicodemus (John 3) he sought Jesus at night for fear of being identified with Him. Now, at the time when it appears Jesus has nothing at all to offer him, he openly identifies himself…
Created 4 months ago
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Lord in name only
What Pilate did in proclaiming Jesus to be "King," I have done by calling Him "Lord." If Pilate had really honored Him as a king, he would not have crucified Him. The sign over the Savior's head was Pilate's…
Created 4 months ago
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Offering Sacrifices to the Enemy
Ahaz offered sacrifices to the gods of those who were trying to destroy him. The deceptive nature of sin is such that we, too, can end up pouring our best energies and efforts into serving the very…
Created 4 months ago
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Degree in Doom from Sin School
I love how The Message translates this verse: "... After the death of his father, he attended the sin school of Ahab, and graduated with a degree in doom."
Created 4 months ago
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The Unreliable Witness
Jesus referred His accusers to those who had spent time with Him, saying they had heard everything He had said and would be witnesses on His behalf. It is at that very moment that Peter denies being a…
Created 4 months ago
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When God's Gifts Become Idols
God had Moses craft a bronze serpent to protect the people from poisonous snakes. By Hezekiah's day, it had become an idol, and he destroyed it, rather than let people continue to offer incense to it.…
Created 4 months ago
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He Takes Away Sin
Notice that John didn't say, "Behold the Lamb of God, Who will cause your sin to be forgiven." He says the Lamb "takes away" the sin of the world. Yes, in Christ there is forgiveness, but if we stop…
Created 4 months ago
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God is love, therefore...
God is love. That is indisputable, in light of 1 John 4:16, but what does that mean? We know God is eternal and unchanging, so that means He has always been love. We also know that love requires a recipient,…
Created 4 months ago
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Getting Tangled up by Pride
This isn't the first or last time a man's pride would be his downfall. For all of Absalom's handsomeness and pride in his long, thick hair, I bet as he dangled from the branches, trapped by the very thing…
Created 4 months ago
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Faith in the most difficult times
In the most difficult of times, David found comfort because he chose to trust in God, despite the apparent physical evidence that everything was hopeless. David's comfort came when he made the decision…
Created 4 months ago
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Ezekiel 36:26,27
Ezekiel 36:26-27 (HCSB)
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.Created 4 months ago
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Heart Problems (or... "If I only Had a Heart")
God laments that the carnal nature of their hearts makes it so they will not pursue Him wholly. He says, "If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep my commands always..." God never just laments…
Created 4 months ago
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the gift of trouble
One of God's gifts to us is that He never leaves us for long without some sort of trouble, because it is in those troubling times that we are most likely to turn to Him. (paraphrase of Dr. Dennis Kinlaw)
Created 4 months ago
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Moses Recording His Humility
Being the most humble of men, I bet it caused Moses no end of blushing to be told by God that he needed to record this particular verse when he wrote Numbers. He probably was thinking, "What kind of person…
Created 5 months ago
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Prophesying By the Spirit
Apparently the really remarkable thing wasn't what they said, since none of their words are recorded. The same thing is said about King Saul on at least two occasions. What is remarkable and deemed worthy…
Created 5 months ago
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Becoming Good Soil
Too often I think it has been predetermined what kind of soil I am. I'm a lost cause who can't really stay close to God because I'm just naturally rocky or thorny. That's not what Jesus is saying, though.…
Created 5 months ago
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Be What You Were Created to Be
Leviticus 19 and 20 has some seemingly-odd commands about not cross-breeding animals or seeds, letting fruit trees alone for four years, letting one's beard grow out, etc. They can be summed up, essentially,…
Created 5 months ago
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