Tag Archives: purpose

Happiness; May 30, 2023


Isaiah 26:12 Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. The awareness of this truth is the secret to genuine success. We do all sorts of things, but it is actually God … Continue reading

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Humility; February 20, 2023


James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. These 10 verses contain some very famous truths. The section about asking and receiving in verses 2-3 is often quoted, as well as the words about being … Continue reading

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Ikigai; February 13, 2023


1 Thessalonians 3:8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. The Japanese of this verse uses an expression that I have recently seen taken up in multiple English articles, pointed out because there isn’t … Continue reading

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Prayer; January 24, 2023


Romans 15:30 I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. This verse has been used by countless missionaries seeking to … Continue reading

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Joy and Faithfulness; December 25, 2022


Luke 2:20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. There’s a little chorus, part of a longer cantata, that sets the first part … Continue reading

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The Commission of John the Baptist; November 30, 2022


Luke 1:76-77 “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness … Continue reading

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Inner Peace; September 24, 2022


Psalm 118:17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done. I think that probably countless saints down through the centuries have been encouraged by this verse, and probably will be until the Lord’s return. … Continue reading

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Values and Priorities; August 11, 2022


Psalm 16:2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” This Psalm is special to me because verse six was a favorite of my father and his father before him, verse … Continue reading

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Purpose; June 10, 2022


Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. It is no accident that the binding of my Bible is broken at this point, with … Continue reading

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Lifespan; June 28, 2021


Psalm 90:10 The length of our days is seventy years– or eighty, if we have the strength. I find it deliciously ironic that this is from a Psalm introduced as, “A prayer of Moses the man of God.” Moses didn’t … Continue reading

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