Tag: Scripture
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God’s Daily Gift to Humanity
Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into…
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Eyes To See
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. John 9:1-3 Individuals who are blind tend to develop heightened senses of…
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Two Evils
Then the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying, “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Execute true justice, ‘show mercy and compassion everyone to his brother. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor.Let none of you plan evil in his heart against his brother.’ “But they refused to heed, shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their…
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Do The Right Thing
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,But the Lord weighs the hearts.” Proverbs 21:2 Have you ever sought advice from others, and they tell you to just do what’s in your heart; without knowing what is truly in your heart? Even when we know someone intimately, we still can never know the true depth of…
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ENTANGLED
But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned. Titus 3:9-11 Is the Church/Body of Christ to entangled in worldly issues? Are we too often overly focused on national and…
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America’s Sect Problem
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com “For I say to you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 5:20 Congregational leaders and Christian influencers of our time have done well to convince the masses that a vote for one party or the other makes…
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What’s In Your Heart
Photo by Nothing Ahead on Pexels.com “The heart is more deceitful than all elseAnd is desperately sick;Who can understand it?“ Jeremiah 17:9 What feelings manifest themselves in your heart and how, if at all, do you express them? The writer of the Proverbs cautions us to “Guard your heart diligently,for from it flow the springs of life” (Proverbs…
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Proverbs Of Hope
“The Blessings of Adonai brings wealth and He adds no trouble with it” Proverbs 10:22 Greed, dishonesty, pride, and injustice. These and other issues have existed from the beginning of time. Satan himself was cast out of heaven because his pride drove him to lead a rebellion against God (Isaiah 14:12-14). Each generation has had…
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Vicious
Indeed, this is what the Lord says: “Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of a tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save your sons” Isaiah 49:25 There is a vicious enemy to the human race, and especially to those…
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Comfort
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted” MATTHEW 5:4 Life can be difficult, and when our problems come, they seem to come in unrelenting waves. Our problems do not travel alone; they come with a combination of worry, anger, pain, anxiety, fear, and other forms of emotional turmoil. This emotional turmoil can create…
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