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Faith; June 6, 2025


Psalm 38:5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God. The first line of this jumps out because it is what Jesus said from the cross. Different translations render the last part of the verse differently. The … Continue reading

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God’s Perspective; June 4, 2025


Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;    my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.My heart leaps for joy,    and with my song I praise him. This pattern is frequent in David’s Psalms, where he expresses his need, sometimes using fairly extreme … Continue reading

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Inheritance; May 30, 2025


Psalm 16:6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;    surely I have a delightful inheritance. This verse, on the face of it, refers to land received when Canaan was parceled out to the Israelites. However, it was a verse … Continue reading

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Seeing God’s Face; May 24, 2025


Job 33:26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,    they will see God’s face and shout for joy;    he will restore them to full well-being. Oh the joy of seeing God’s face! This isn’t something we see … Continue reading

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Antisemitism; May 23, 2025


Esther 8:17 In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews … Continue reading

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The Bible; May 21, 2025


Nehemiah 8:10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” The last line of … Continue reading

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Leaders; May 20, 2025


Ezra 6:14 So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and … Continue reading

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Response to God; May 15, 2025


2 Chronicles 20:18-19 Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the Lord. Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the Lord, the God of … Continue reading

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Follow-through; May 14, 2025


2 Chronicles 15:7 “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” This is not a complicated prophecy, but obviously Asa’s heart was prepared to receive it, and likewise the hearts of those … Continue reading

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Faithfulness; May 13, 2025


2 Chronicles 7:1 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. We’ve never experienced anything like this, and it’s probably a good thing! It is hardly … Continue reading

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