When Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said to me, “The survivors who are left from the captivity in the province are there in great distress and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem…
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Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. Luke 10:3 As Jesus sent the 70 disciples out before him two-by-two, He told him that the harvest was great, but the laborers were few and that we should pray that the Lord would send out more laborers. He then said to them:…
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For what has man for all his labor, and for the striving of his heart with which he has toiled under the sun? For all his days are sorrowful, and his work burdensome; even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 2:22-23 Here, at the beginning of the book…
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The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook. And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 1 Kings 17:6-7 The prophet Elijah had recently stood before wicked king…
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And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:19 Many times, when I witness to others, they tend to give me an intellectual argument. Isn’t the Earth billions of years old? How can Jesus be God and…
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And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.Romans 8:28 This is probably one of the most quoted verses in the Bible. It is a verse that promotes hope and encouragement. It helps reassure people that, in the end,…
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Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. Colossians 4:6 Verses five and six of Colossians 4 instruct us how to act wisely to those outside of the church. Verse 5 focuses on acting wisely with our time, and verse 6 focuses…
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The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.Philippians 4:9 In the previous verse, Philippians 4:8, Paul encouraged us to meditate on all the good things about others and in all situations — those things that are pure and honorable…
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For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them. But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God…
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“Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!’” John 4:35 Jesus’ words to His disciples here speak of perception, insight, and vision. On the one hand, a farmer…
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