Tag Archives: Comfort

Anecdotal Story 4/22/2023

An Ignorant Innocence The whole Israelite community and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, because all the people were involved in the unintentional wrong. – Numbers 15:26. In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands … Continue reading

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Saturday Prayer & Praise 4/22/2023

Philip Doddridge: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers Lord, may you answer our united prayers with peace. Pour out your Spirit on our families, and your blessing on our children, that they may grow up before you as willow trees by … Continue reading

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Praise The Lord 4/21/2023

“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols [or anything other than me]. And I will give you a new heart, and I … Continue reading

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“. . . And Sin No More” – 2

Continued from yesterday’s post – “. . . And Sin No More” Oh, but you say, “I won’t enable or compromise their sin! It is my job to turn them from it!” Actually, no, it isn’t. In fact, it is … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/21/2023

Cheer Up, Preacher Things are getting serious for the writer of Ecclesiastes (“the Preacher”), and sometimes confusing for us, as we follow him through the labyrinth of his discourse on the meaning of life. Death is better than birth, mourning … Continue reading

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John 21:15

Friday April 21, 2023 John 21:15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” We’ve heard about the seven disciples who went fishing. We heard about … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/21/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 4/21/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, your greatness calls us to worship you, your power calls us to adore you and your love calls us to trust you. Your creation gives us the challenge to praise you, your Son gives us … Continue reading

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“. . . And Sin No More” – 1

I have always considered myself a student. For the longest time, my wife and her family thought I was going to be a professional student. Can’t make money from that, but you can sure learn a lot of things. However, … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/20/2023

Save Us! “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” (Matthew 21:9). Idiomatically, this means: “Save [me], I pray, the Son of David. Blessed is … Continue reading

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Can a Saint Slander God?

Thursday April 20, 2023 2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. Jesus told the parable of the talents recorded in Matthew 25 as … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/20/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 4/20/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we come as we are. We make no pretense. We come acknowledging the weakness, poverty and emptiness of our lives. We come confessing our failed attempts to change our lives and our determination to be … Continue reading

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Hope, Not Hopefulness – 3

Scripture References – 1 Peter 1:3-9 God’s protection has meant that He would not leave His people in the lonely hours of decision and pain. We can barely comprehend that. There may be some exception here and there, but most … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/19/2023

Understand How They Felt “Allow the children, and do not forbid them to come to me, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 19:14). This is the type of Jesus I want to know. It’s easy for me … Continue reading

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Psalm 37:7

Wednesday April 19, 2023 Psalm 37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him. It is a very suggestive thought that it is in the Gospel of Mark, which is the Gospel of service, we hear the Master saying … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 4/19/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 4/19/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, whenever we come before you, we come to have our minds opened, our hearts set on fire, our lives made new and our hope reawakened. We come in great expectation. We come assuming that you … Continue reading

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Hope, Not Hopefulness – 2

Scripture References – 1 Peter 1:3-9 Peter directly relates Christian hope to an “inheritance” for God’s people; that inheritance, obviously, is salvation. “Receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls,” Peter wrote. Seeing “souls saved” or “getting souls … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 4/18/2023

Unexpected Rivalries When in survival mode, you have to compete against anything that could hinder your survival. Strong competitors, like professional athletes, often can’t explain their almost inhuman acts under pressure; adrenaline takes over. The same thing that the ancients … Continue reading

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