But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you. 2 Thessalonians 3:3-4 Paul concludes his letter to the Thessalonians by asking for prayer for himself and those…
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30 In Psalm 1, the psalmist so accurately depicts the way of the righteous. He closes his meditation with this statement, “He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its…
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Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep. Psalm 127:1-2 This song…
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“For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.”1 Timothy 4:8 People will devote their whole lives to bodily exercise. They will buy special clothes, go to special gyms, plan their days and weeks around their…
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Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.Psalm 127:1 Today, we’ve got a short devotional for those of you who may be in a hurry and just need a quick thought to take with you. The Psalm above…
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How lovely is Your tabernacle, O LORD of hosts!Psalm 84:1 What makes a church beautiful is not the ornate decorations or the elaborate artwork it might display. It’s not the classical hymns or the operatic voices singing them. Not that churches can’t have those things. No, what makes a church lovely is that God is…
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So Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good. Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.”Exodus 18:17-18 Personally, I have never had a hard time asking…
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And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”Luke 11:27-28 Isaiah…
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In the meantime His disciples urged Him, saying “Rabbi, eat.” But He said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” Therefore the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought Him anything to eat?”John 4:31-33 The disciples had just got back from getting some food for everyone and they…
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Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.2 Thessalonians 2:15 Paul is writing to a church that was living in a world much like ours today, a world that is hostile to the things of God and resistant to the truth of God’s word, and…
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