I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now. Philippians 1: 3-5 Here Paul thanked the Lord for the fellowship he had with his brothers and sisters in Christ. This connection…
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I have written for him the great things of My law, But they were considered a strange thing. Hosea 8:12 God had set Israel apart for a higher purpose, but instead their actions would make them a common people, who did not know the Lord. Instead “They set up alters to sacrifice on, but they…
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All these men of war, who could keep ranks, came to Hebron with a loyal heart, to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king. 1 Chronicles 12:38 1 Chronicles 12 is a listing of the men whom God brought to David over…
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And Joseph came in to them in the morning and looked at them, and saw that they were sad. So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were with him in the custody of his lord’s house, saying, “Why do you look so sad today? Genesis 40:6-7 At this point in Joseph’s life, he had been sold…
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I love reading the Psalms. Most of the psalms can be classified into 5 categories: 1. Hymns: a call to worship and the giving of reasons why God should be praised. 2. Laments: expressing distress or calamity and asking God for help; often accompanied by a confession of sin. They usually end with confidence God has heard and will…
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Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. 1 Corinthians 3:5-6 As we go out to live our lives before the world, God will give us those opportunities to share our faith. If you’re…
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For prophesy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21 The Bible has been described as the Word of God, a collection of sacred works, God’s message to humankind, and to a lesser degree, Basic Instructions Before Leaving the Earth. However one chooses to…
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For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. Deuteronomy 30:11 In Moses’ concluding teachings to the Israelites, he says to them that God’s commands are not some sort of mystery or so far away that they are not obtainable. God delivered His word plainly…
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For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Romans 12:4-5 Here in Romans 12, Paul reminds us that as the church, the Body of Christ, we are all in…
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Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations; but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments and do them, though some of you were cast out to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather them…
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