“How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave.” Lamentations 1:1 November 9, 2023 Imagine holding in your hands a new born baby of about 8 lbs. She […]
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“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 November 8, 2023 Many Christians have certain Bible texts that stay with them over the long haul life. We are apt to take the promise before us as sort of mind-medicine in distressing and confusing times.
“And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: ‘Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.’” Revelation 17:5 November 7, 2023 If the Bible were polled on its view of cities, they would not come off looking very well. Cities become spiritually and morally toxic given enough time. Start with the
“If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.” Revelation 13:10 November 6, 2023 Have you ever wondered how bad things can become morally, spiritually,
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“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge. Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.” Job 42:2-3 November 3, 2023 The story of Job ends with
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“The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.” Proverbs 16:4 November 2, 2023 “If there is a single event in all the universe that can occur outside of God’s sovereign control, then we cannot trust Him” (Jerry Bridges). Does that statement calm you? Hopefully, it does. Let
“In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.” Ephesians 1:11 November 1, 2023 Did you know that the Bible teaches that God has one specific plan for your life. Included in that plan are the events
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“I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the LORD, who does all these things.” Isaiah 45:7 October 31, 2023 On October 28, 2023 a statue of Cyrus the Great was unveiled in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the reporter, “It stands beside other revolutionary fighters from around the world
“Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the LORD has done it?” Amos 3:6 October 30, 2023 War erupts in the Middle East. A mentally disturbed man goes into a bowling alley, shoots and kills eighteen people. Four young nursing students are
“May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.” 2 Timothy 1:16 October 27, 2023 There will be defectors and the disloyal in our lives within the Christian community. Have you been on the receiving end of someone you thought was supportive
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