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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A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished. Proverbs 22:3 There is much to be said about being prepared in our daily lives as well as our spiritual ones. Some take the road that tells them that they should lock themselves in a bunker and wait for…
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Do not let your heart envy sinners, But in the fear of the Lord continue all day long For surely there is a hereafter And your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 23:17-18 The world has many things that can distract or entice us away from our walk with the Lord, one being the…
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