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Consequences; March 21, 2024


Jeremiah 25:7 “But you did not listen to me,” declares the Lord, “and you have provoked me with what your hands have made, and you have brought harm to yourselves.” A major reason for the study of history is the … Continue reading

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Human Suffering; February 29, 2024


Job 33:29-30 “God does all these things to a man– twice, even three times–to turn back his soul from the pit, that the light of life may shine on him. Elihu is a wild card in the narrative of Job. … Continue reading

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Living as Christians; February 5, 2024


1 Peter 2:12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.” How we live makes a difference. In … Continue reading

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Obedience; September 20, 2023


Acts 5:21, 42 At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people.Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good … Continue reading

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Consequences of Unbelief; July 19, 2023


Luke 1:20 “And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time.” The power of habit and expectation is … Continue reading

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The Fear of the Lord; June 20, 2023


Nahum 1:3, 7 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power; the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.  The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, Contemporary … Continue reading

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Faith; June 19, 2023


Jonah 3:10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened. This story is remarkable in a number of ways. In … Continue reading

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Judgment; June 15, 2023


Ezekiel 22:16 “When you have been defiled in the eyes of the nations, you will know that I am the Lord.’” Two things impress me about this verse. The first is the widely divergent ways it can be translated. The … Continue reading

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Salvation; June 14, 2023


Jeremiah 39:18 “‘I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the Lord.’” Ebed-Melech the Cushite, to whom this was addressed, was a person with no … Continue reading

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World View; May 19, 2023


Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. This verse is a very close parallel to 13:14, which I wrote on just yesterday, in that they both speak … Continue reading

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