“For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.” 1 Thessalonians 5:2 July 13, 2023 Our nation is in a time of great moral, social, and political turmoil. So much so that many are asking are we nearing the end of the world. Though
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“Then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.” Leviticus 26:4“The Lord will make the rain of your land powder. From heaven dust shall come down on you until you are destroyed.” Deuteronomy 28:24 July 12, 2023
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“Has the rain a father, or who has begotten the drops of dew?” Job 38:28 July 11, 2023 When Job wanted a hearing with God about the “why” of his suffering, He got an answer. God confronted Job with questions he could not answer. One of them was the weather, namely, who is in control
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“For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.” Romans 8:22 July 10, 2023 Summers of long ago are no longer the same. In the evenings the woods were once filled with the soothing sounds of the whippoorwills. Hundreds of them. No more. The streets and
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“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Hebrews 2:1 July 7, 2023 Swimmers at the beach must exercise extra watchfulness, lest they drift into a rip current that can carry them into great danger. The writer of Hebrews writes to warn his readers of
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“All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit.” Proverbs 16:2“All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinions, but the LORD evaluates the motives.” NET Bible July 6, 2023 Replays! They seem to dominate some sports. Was he safe at home plate? Was his
“The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man.” Psalm 11:4 July 5, 2023 There will be times in our lives when we are tempted to listen to the wrong advice which may come in a difficult and confusing time for
“if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3 July 3, 2023 David, the composer of this psalm, is in what seems to be a morally boxed canyon. There is desperation expressed possibly by the King’s friends and/or his enemies as well. There was a price on David’s head. Where could he
“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence.” 2 Peter 1:3 June 30, 2023 Depression, addictions, bizarre behavior, physical illness, divorce, sexual abuse, bipolar disorder, anorexia, panic attacks, childhood hyperactivity, suicidal thoughts. What if
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“Therefore, I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as II am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder. . . “ 2 Peter 1:12,13 June 29, 2023 Memory is a
