Tag Archives: Scriptures

Thorns and Tears at Bochim

GOD commanded the Israelites to dispossess the Canaanites by taking over their cities, destroying their idols and altars, and refusing to enter into agreements with them. Apparently the citizens of Bochim failed to carry out those instructions. No one knows … Continue reading

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A Regrettable Loss

A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. – Proverbs 11:18. I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. – Romans 1:14. A 1991 survey … Continue reading

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Oaths – No Substitute For Integrity

“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 1/27/2023

Total Giving Statistics And Average Individual Giving Annual religious contributions in 1970s were estimated at over $14 billion. That includes 9.5 billion from Protestants, 3.7 billion from Catholics, and 847 million from Jews. The total given to all charitable causes … Continue reading

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John 12:36

Friday January 27, 2023 John 12:36 “While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” In the light! Here we have the Christian life condensed into three words. Not only to dare to … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 1/27/2023

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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Test The Spirits

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 1/26/2023

Length of A Generation A generation is defined as a length of time it takes for a father to be succeeded by his child. It is popularly considered to be 33 years. A Bible generation is sometimes regarded as 70 … Continue reading

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Look Again and Consecrate

Thursday January 26, 2023 Matthew 6:30 “Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, . . . will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” A simple statement of Jesus is always a puzzle … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 1/26/2023

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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Christmas Is Coming – Soon!

While they [the disciples] watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 1/25/2023

What Generation Did Christ Mean? What generation? Obviously, in context, the generation that would see the signs: chief among them the rebirth of Israel. A generation in the Bible is something like forty years. If this is a correct deduction, … Continue reading

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1 Thessalonians 5:21

Wednesday January 25, 2023 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Hold fast what is good. It is a great thing to be able to receive new truth and blessing without sacrificing the truths already proved, and abandoning foundations already laid. Some persons are … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 1/25/2023

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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The Lighthouse

The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? – Psalm 27:1. “No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, that those who … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 1/24/2023

The X Generation “Jesus said there would be a future generation with certain characteristics to indicate that the end is near. In other words, there is an “X generation” at some point in history where all the signs converge . … Continue reading

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The Death of Christ

Tuesday January 24, 2023 Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 1/24/2023

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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Behind Every Bush

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. . . . For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this … Continue reading

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Food For Thought 1/23/2023

Death Row Gambling Refused Three bandits went to the electric chair in Illinois, but the singular thing was the grim scene before the execution. They were offered a chance to gamble to determine the order in which they would die: … Continue reading

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