Tag Archives: distractions

Salvation; December 9, 2025


Isaiah 62:11 The Lord has made proclamation    to the ends of the earth:“Say to Daughter Zion,    ‘See, your Savior comes!See, his reward is with him,    and his recompense accompanies him.’” What jumps out at me about this verse is that salvation is a person. (The … Continue reading

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New Things; December 5, 2025


Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing!    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness    and streams in the wasteland. This is a famous verse, included in numbers of songs, but how … Continue reading

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Rituals; October 4, 2025


Acts 15:8-9 “God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.” The importance of this … Continue reading

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Knowledge; August 29, 2025


Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” This is an absolutely amazing offer from our omniscient Creator. Expressed a little differently, He’s saying, “You want to know something … Continue reading

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The Choice to Rejoice; August 22, 2025


Isaiah 61:10 I delight greatly in the Lord;    my soul rejoices in my God.For he has clothed me with garments of salvation    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,    and as a bride adorns herself with her … Continue reading

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Prayer; July 27, 2025


Proverbs 28:9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,    even their prayers are detestable. This is a little detail that a lot of people overlook. We can go through all the right motions, but if our hearts aren’t turned … Continue reading

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Focus; June 2, 2025


Psalm 21:1, 13 The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.    How great is his joy in the victories you give!Be exalted in your strength, Lord;    we will sing and praise your might. Again, this was either written for/about David or he wrote it in the … Continue reading

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Priorities; February 8, 2025


Matthew 26:11 The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. I don’t think I had ever made this connection before, but this can be applied to a number of close relationships, particularly parenting. We … Continue reading

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Anxiety; February 5, 2025


Matthew 6:27 “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? It’s interesting that modern medical science says that anxiety actively shortens life. That certainly puts an exclamation point on what Jesus says here! I … Continue reading

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The Devil’s Deceptions; January 22, 2025


2 Corinthians 11:13-14 For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. The world can be a dangerous place! In this present time, the devil and those who … Continue reading

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