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God’s Care for His Children; August 25, 2025


Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of the Lord,    you who tremble at his word:“Your own people who hate you,    and exclude you because of my name, have said,‘Let the Lord be glorified,    that we may see your joy!’    Yet they will be put to shame.” God never forgets … Continue reading

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Human Interactions; August 19, 2025


Isaiah 58:6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:to loose the chains of injustice    and untie the cords of the yoke,to set the oppressed free    and break every yoke?” God is very clear: if we want a right relationship with Him, … Continue reading

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God’s Heart; June 24, 2025


Psalm 81:13 “If my people would only listen to me,    if Israel would only follow my ways!” Asaph and his descendants wrote some very prophetic Psalms, in the sense of expressing the heart of God. This line certainly does that. God … Continue reading

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The Fear of the Lord; May 3, 2025


Deuteronomy 14:23 Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may … Continue reading

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The Fear of the Lord; March 29, 2025


Hebrews 10:31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. This is a famous Scripture, largely because it was the foundation for a famous sermon by Jonathan Edwards which triggered the revival in North America called … Continue reading

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Seeking God; December 20, 2024


Psalm 27:8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”    Your face, Lord, I will seek. I have long loved this verse, and have written on it countless times. However, it still resonates within me every time I read it. Different translations … Continue reading

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True Religion; November 8, 2024


Isaiah 58:6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:to loose the chains of injustice    and untie the cords of the yoke,to set the oppressed free    and break every yoke?” From here through the end of the chapter God is getting very … Continue reading

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Heritage; October 17, 2024


Psalm 119:111 Your statutes are my heritage forever;    they are the joy of my heart. When I got to this reading my eyes went immediately to verse 105, because it is so familiar and so important for daily living, daily walking … Continue reading

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Faith and Works; August 25, 2024


Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. This is an extremely familiar passage, but it spoke to me … Continue reading

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Commitment; August 11, 2024


Mark 10:46 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the roadside begging. Whether this is the … Continue reading

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