Now the Angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him, and said to him, “The Lord is with you, you mighty man of valor!” Joshua 6:11-12 We find Gideon here in a time…
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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 We often quote this verse on its own and it certainly does stand alone as a promise from God, but it’s also the grand finale of Jesus’ solution to being a worry wart. Jesus gives…
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Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. Psalm 126:5 Life can be difficult, there’s no denying it. As much as I love to laugh and tell jokes, there are also going to be times of sadness and tears. Psalm 56 says God keeps our tears in a bottle. He knows we’re going to…
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And at this point His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?” John 4:27 When Jesus departed from the disciples, He did not leave them empty handed. In fact, they were given much power and strength in the…
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But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Acts 16:25 Paul and Silas had just been unjustly beaten with rods and thrown into a Philippian prison. Their feet were secured in stocks, forcing them to remain in an upright position. If they were to…
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“But they and our fathers acted proudly, hardened their necks, and did not heed Your commandments.  They refused to obey, and they were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them……” Nehemiah 9:16-17a I remember awhile back talking to a friend of mine about doing projects around the house.  And he said that he had…
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For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17 The phrase “From faith to faith” here means “from start to finish,” and every day we are given the opportunity to demonstrate God’s work of faith in our lives. Throughout our lives as believers,…
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For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. 1 Thessalonians 4:7 Paul wrote this letter less than 20 years after Jesus ascended into heaven from Corinth as he awaited the arrival of Timothy to find out whether his three weeks of ministry in Thessalonica, before being run off, has taken root. Timothy would…
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Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Colossians 4:5 “Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.” Our speech should be graceful and seasoned with salt. Being seasoned with salt, like…
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Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.“ 1 Samuel 17:45  I always marvel at the story of David and Goliath. The thing…
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