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Search Me, Part 2
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 June 28, 2022 Searched before we fly. You know the procedure. You pass through a metal detector as does your carryon. I’ve never…
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Search Me
Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 June 27, 2022 Have you ever kept track of verses in the Bible that really frighten you? When I have read and thought…
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Smart but not Wise
Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you that they might know what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt. Isaiah 19:12 June 24-25, 2022 Egypt is not exactly a major player in the family of nations in the 21st century. However, it gets hit with some heavy artillery from the sovereign Lord…
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The Bible in Braille
Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. Psalm 119:18 June 23, 2022 What if the Bible had been written in braille, a system of writing or printing for blind people? Imagine trying to decipher letters of the alphabet by various arrangements of raised points, which may be read by…
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Joy and Sadness
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Philippians 4:4 June 22, 2022 As we have been thinking about the relationship between joy and sadness, it would be helpful to consider some reasons why joy is so often missing in our lives. Why are Christians so miserable so often? (1) maybe because we…
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Bad Counsel in the Name of Good
“So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God.” Acts 5:38 June 21,…
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245 Mules
Their horses were 736, their mules 245, Nehemiah 7:68 June 20, 2022 In my annual reading through the Bible, I was attracted to the record of 245 mules, among other specific items necessary for Jewish exiles returning to Jerusalem. I reflected on the fact that all Scripture is God-breathed and profitable (2 Tim. 3:16). Obviously,…
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Give Me Some Men
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 June 17-18, 2022 “Give me some men who are stout-hearted men, Who will fight, for the right they adore, Start me with ten who are stout-hearted men, And I’ll soon give you ten thousand more. Shoulder to shoulder and bolder…
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Stay Sober
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 2 Timothy 4:5 June 16, 2022 Driving under the influence is not a smart thing to do. Followers of Jesus Christ, those who have put their trust in Him alone, are called to stay sober. The sober minded…