Tag Archives: Life Lessons

Lessons From Nature

Tuesday August 13, 2024 Psalm 104:17-18 Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees. The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. This Psalm … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/13/2024

Laziness and Lions When we consider ourselves wise, we’re in danger of losing perspective on the truth and making others feel small. The Proverbs often discuss this problem, remarking, “Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/12/2024

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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God So Loved

Monday August 12, 2024 John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” If we were to judge John 3:16 on the … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/12/2024

You Should Do This, But Maybe You Shouldn’t We all know the feeling. When someone belittles us in front of others, we want to rail against them or make their lives miserable by filtering our rage through our best passive-aggressive … Continue reading

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Bible Insights 8/11/2024

Growing Love Your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. – 2 Thessalonians 1:3. The Thessalonians were growing in their love. Too often we think of love as either on … Continue reading

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Classic Devotional 8/11/2024

Centuries of Meditations – First Century 98 Wisely, O Jesus, didst Thou tell Thy disciples, when Thou promised them the Comforter, that the world cannot receive the Spirit of Truth: because it seeth Him not neither knoweth Him. But ye … Continue reading

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Anecdotal Story 8/11/2024

In a Few Minutes Time Scripture References: Isaiah 7:14; Luke 2:15 The priests in St. Nicolas Church, Obendorf, Austria, panicked Christmas Eve, 1818, when the church organ malfunctioned. The assistant pastor quickly penned a six-stanza poem, beginning with the words … Continue reading

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Life In Focus 8/10/2024

Robbing God, Robbing the Poor AS modern-day churches set budgets and allocate financial resources, it is worth noting that in the Old Testament, the Israelites were commanded to give tithes (“a tenth part”) of their produce or income for three … Continue reading

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The Almost Forgotten Beatitude

Saturday August 10, 2024 Acts 20:35 Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” This verse gives us an almost-forgotten beatitude. It was spoken by Jesus but not … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 8/10/2024

Enquire . . . Search . . . Ask . . . Ascertain Dr. Mclean tells how he was rebuked and humbled on a certain occasion when he repeated a grave matter he had heard to a friend. His friend … Continue reading

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Faith From The Beginning 8/10/2024

God’s Word and God’s Son IF we read on and discover the content of the covenant, we have further evidence of the grace of God. We read: “To your offspring I give this land” (Genesis 15:18). This is the first … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/09/2024

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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John 8:34, 36

Friday August 9, 2024 John 8:34, 36 “Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin . . . therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” Jesus speaks here of bondservants and of those who are … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/09/2024

The Rise to Power If you’re driven, you’ve probably worked very hard to get to where you are. Being driven is a good thing, but being driven at a cost to others or by elevating yourself by your own accord … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/08/2024

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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Prayer In the Father’s Honor

Thursday August 8, 2024 Luke 1:35 That Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. If the Son of God is born into my mortal flesh, is His holy innocence and simplicity and oneness … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 8/08/2024

A False Form of Righteousness Zeal can be treacherous if it’s misplaced. It may lead us to set and strictly follow standards that have nothing to do with God’s work—standards that make us feel like good people but that can … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 8/07/2024

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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Romans 6:6

Wednesday August 7, 2024 Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him. It is purely a matter of faith, and faith and sight always differ, so that to your senses it does not seem to be … Continue reading

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