Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12 In His second year of His public ministry, Jesus was followed by thousands while being hounded by the religious leaders of His day. Those leaders were already making plans…
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Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” Ezekiel 3:1 God’s Word must be in our diet like it was for Ezekiel here. God told Ezekiel to eat the scroll. Ezekiel needed to internalize the message God gave to him to…
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Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way,And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God,For He will abundantly pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7 In these verses, we see what Biblical salvation looks like. It…
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Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? Matthew 6:27 This is almost comical. You can picture someone pacing up and down the hallway, stopping every so often at the door jamb to see if the height mark has changed. We can grunt and push all we want but we can’t make ourselves any…
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Not a word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass. Joshua 21:45 Why do we so often feel the Lord is failing us? Whenever things go wrong in our lives, we somehow think it’s God’s fault. Yet God does everything perfectly, it’s us who fail. …
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To everything there is a season,A time for every purpose under heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1 I love the simplicity of God’s love for me. I also love to hear theological scholars debate Old and New Testament passages and then break down authorship and historical meanings. It brings comfort to my simple ears that we serve a God who can…
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15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. Acts 9:15 The chosen vessel is Saul who just three days earlier was breathing threats and murders against the disciples of the Lord. What happened three days ago that God now has such grand…
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Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.” Luke 16:14-15 We are told here in…
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Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.” Acts 18:9-10 While no one likes to admit to being afraid, the truth…
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Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge. Acts 21:16 A few years ago we presented a series of studies entitled “Lessons from lesser-known Bible characters” and Mnason was included. This one verse gives us…
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