“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.” 1 Peter 2:1 May 22, 2024 Think of the diseases that have to be overcome during infancy to adulthood; measles, mumps, chickenpox, to name only a few. We have vaccines and medical knowledge to help work through many illnesses. We […]
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“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.” 1 Peter 2:1 May 20, 2024 Babies require a lot of attention. Physical development into maturity does not come easily. But before we go further, pause and think about your own growth as a Christian. Most importantly, have you put
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“Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem.” Psalm 51:18 May 17, 2024 The Christian life requires upkeep. We understand this when it comes to property and a house we own. Grass has to be cut. Leaves in the gutter. The yard being used as an attic. Bless your
“Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.” Psalm 51:13 May 15, 2024 When sin pulls us down, as it did with David, there is hope for renewed usefulness. But first there must be repentance which is a “definite turn from every thought, word, deed and habit which is known
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 May 13, 2024 Storms can do severe damage to a house. Wind and rain conspire to test the best of insurance polices. Likewise, sin and divine discipline can cause bodily pain and suffering, turn the conscience into a
“Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.” Psalm 51:5 May 10, 2024 Arising from one man’s damaging sin arises an acknowledgement of the problem of the human condition. David committed adultery and then conspired to cover it up by having an innocent man killed. Thank God we
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“And Elijah came near to all the people and said, ‘How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.’ And the people did not answer him a word.” 1 Kings 18:21 May 8, 2024 The scene is electrifying. Read 1 Kings
“He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.” Psalm 126:6 May 6, 2024 Psalm 126 has a meaning for the nation of Israel that Gentile Christians may not fully appreciate. The occasion was the exuberant thanksgiving for having been restored to
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To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.” Psalm 51:1 May 3, 2025 A wounded conscience is of its own kind of
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“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua
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