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The Dust of Death
“By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:19 August 9, 2023 Sin did its dirty work. Death descended upon what had been designed for perfection and delight. In…
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The Very Good of the Early Earth
“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.” Genesis 1:31 August 8, 2023 Six times in the first chapter of Genesis God declared His creation work as good. Then after everything in the universe had been brought into…
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Our Planet’s Future
“For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption.” Romans 8:20-21 August 7, 2023 Is there any hope for planet earth? Are we headed for a creation catastrophe? Voices from everywhere are telling…
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Help!
“Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!” Psalm 70:1 August 4, 2023 Have you ever had those moments when you are so exasperated by your circumstances all you can say to God is “help!” The demands on our thoughts can be overwhelming at times. People we love may…
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Family Peace
“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.” Proverbs 15:17“Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.” Proverbs 17:1 (net) August 3, 2023 Have you eaten meals when things were a bit frosty between you…
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What’s a Parent to Do?
“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.” Proverbs 10:1 (ESV)“A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.” Proverbs 17:25 (NET) August 2, 2023 Wisdom tells us that a husband and wife are…
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A Loyal Spouse
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.” Proverbs 18:22 (ESV)“A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.” Proverbs 19:14 (NET) August 1, 2023 Wisdom tells us that a loving, loyal spouse is the most valuable asset a home can…
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Harmony in the Home
“Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.” Proverbs 1:8-9 July 31, 2023 The Christian family is to serve as an outpost, a domestic church in the community drawing attention to the gospel of Jesus Christ. In…
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Martyred Christians
“When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.” Revelation 6:9 July 28, 2023 We must remember that the Bible ends the way it began. Persecution of the righteous by the unrighteous with…