If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.   2 Timothy 2:13 We have a tendency to give God human characteristics instead of remembering who He says He is, according to His word. We think that God’s response to us depends on what we say or do. But verses like this remind us…
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Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26 Have you ever seen a bird pacing back and forth and wringing its little wings together with a worried look on its…
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The Lord also spoke to Joshua, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Appoint for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, that the slayer who kills a person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. Joshua 20:1-3 The concept of the cities of refuge…
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If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 Have you ever fallen flat on your face so bad everyone came running to help you and film you? That’s how bad I mean. We’ve all been there and when we were finally able to…
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Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:11 Earlier in Romans 6, the discussion presented the truth that we are identified in both the death and resurrection of Jesus. This verse commands how we are to respond to that fact.  The word reckon is an…
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“And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, come at once and sit down and eat?  But will he not rather say to him, prepare something for my supper and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk…
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But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:36-38 Matthew gives us plenty of examples in…
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O LORD, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds. I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD. Psalm 116:16-17 The sacrifice of thanksgiving was a part of the peace offerings that could be…
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Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word, But complained in their tents, And did not heed the voice of the LORD. Psalms 106:24-25  The Israelites were promised a land flowing with milk and honey. But instead, they did not believe God, but complained in their tents. They didn’t want to…
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Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19 God is speaking through Ezekiel here to the people of Isreal about how He will restore them after they go into captivity. They had…
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