“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’  But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28 “Be careful little eyes what you see.  For the Father up above is looking down…
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Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1 Blessed can be translated “O how happy” and it certainly applies to this verse. O, how happy is he whose transgression, or breaking of the law, is forgiven. We have all failed in various areas of our life and none of us would be able to bear the weight…
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So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” Exodus 4:11-12 Public speaking has always come easy for me.…
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And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job 42:10 Here at the end of the book of Job, we know he is a man who fears the Lord and is characterized by God as blameless and upright. He’s…
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Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12  I think this is a good lesson and reminder for us. Jesus Himself spent all night praying for comfort and direction. Jesus, the Son of God, prayed all…
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And John himself was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. Matthew 3:4-6 John wasn’t your average looking…
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Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!  You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with…
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But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the LORD burned against the children of Israel. Joshua 7:1 Israel had just won a…
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“Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.”   Matthew 5:23-24 Jesus offers an antidote to broken relationships: reconciliation. Don’t think we…
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And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ” Exodus 3:14 Can you imagine being Moses and talking with God? Throughout his conversation, Moses had questions and excuses for the Lord. In verse 13, Moses…
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