That night the king could not sleep. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, the doorkeepers who had sought to lay hands on…
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Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “In fact, there is a woman who is a medium at En Dor.”1 Samuel 28:7 Before the verse above, Saul prayed to the Lord and…
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Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.Luke 6:38 It’s hard to go through life and imagine that all of our wrongdoings can be completely…
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Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”John 14:6 Jesus had finished explaining to His disciples that He would soon depart from the world and join the Father where He would prepare a place for the disciples to dwell when they…
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For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, And He ponders all his paths.Proverbs 5:21 We are told here that God has His eyes on us and is always pondering our paths. To ponder means to “quietly think.” We may forget that sometimes, but God is always quietly watching and thinking…
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For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? For you are our glory and joy.1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 It can be difficult to live Godly in this life — to forsake your sin and trust God’s word,…
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The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin. He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, But he who refuses correction goes astray.Proverbs 10:16-17 The labor of the saints will yield eternal fruit as their lives are changed as a witness. The work of the wicked,…
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I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called.Ephesians 4:1 This is a turning point in the book of Ephesians. Up to this verse, Paul has written mainly about doctrine to the saints in Ephesus. He spent the first three chapters telling them what…
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Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.Hebrews 2:1 Have you ever drifted? Cars drift out of lanes, boats drift off course, and airplanes drift from flight paths. Drifting is subtle, it happens so slowly you sometimes don’t notice until it’s too late. Neglect in…
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Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”Isaiah 6:8 At some point in our lives, when the Lord calls to us, we’re expected to answer. Unfortunately, not everyone does so, but God gives everyone that opportunity.…
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