The pride of your heart has deceived you, You who dwell in the clefts of the rock, Whose habitation is high; You who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’Obadiah 1:3 Obadiah wrote to the prideful nation of Edom that dwelt in the mountain areas of northern Israel. God judged…
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Come, and let us return to the LORD; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His sight.Hosea 6:1-2 On the GPS in my…
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But when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is lawful and right, he shall live because of it. Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not fair.’ O house of Israel, I will judge every one of you according to his own ways.Ezekiel 33:19-20 The fairness of the Lord is…
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Now the serpent said to the woman, You will surely not die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.Genesis 3:4-5 A friend once told me, “You know, the devil has no new tricks.” And that is…
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Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”Luke 15:1-2 Jesus had raised the ire of the religious leaders because He was once again in His element. Jesus came to save the lost, and…
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And as he was going down, his servants met him and told him saying, “Your son lives!” Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which…
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 5:3 There are a few words in Greek for being “poor,” but the word used here doesn’t just describe someone having trouble paying bills or barely getting by financially. No, it is someone who is “destitute or helpless.” There are many today…
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The bows of the mighty men are broken,And those who stumbled are girded with strength.1 Samuel 2:4 Oftentimes, the knowledge of our own weakness can lead to despair. We stumble along with an honest desire to please God, only to find we come up short. Overwhelmed by the reality of our own weakness and inability…
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 This word of counsel from Solomon to his son is an often-repeated phrase that gives us a clear place to start growing in the Lord. But what is the “fear of the Lord?” It’s not, as some…
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Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 It seems like everyone these days has a million things to do. And we’re getting busier each day. The problem is so often the first thing to go is our time spent with Jesus. Our business…
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