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Revelation 6:9 (NIV) When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. We are coming down to the wire on January's word of the month, altar. What a month it has been. Altar. What a word! We have traced the inauguration of the altar from the days of Moses, through its appearance in

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Hebrews 13:10 (NIV) We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat. An altar us a place where the sacrifice is killed.  In today's verse, Christ is called the altar of Christians, Christ being the atoning sacrifice for sin.  The altar of Jesus Christ is an altar of exclusion.  Not everyone gains admission to this Altar, only those who eat the bread

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Amos 3:14 (NIV) On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground. Today's verse is the flip side to yesterday's article, God Loves Egypt.  It was so comforting, wasn't it, to read yesterday that the love of God and His invitation to come to Him and be saved is for everyone, no matter who we are, no

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Isaiah 19:19 (NIV) In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the heart of Egypt, and a monument to the Lord at its border. I think God has a special place in His heart for Egypt.  I know that land has been guilty of persecuting God's people, but Egypt also has been used of God to protect what is dearest to His heart.  Twice in history He called His son out of Egypt.  I am thinking

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Isaiah 6:6 (NIV) Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.   The whole point of the gospel is to make a way for the glory of God to be fully and perfectly revealed in creation.  That was His original design.  He created an environment, placed humans who are made in the image of God in that environment, the universe, and

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Psalm 118:27 (NIV) The Lord is God, and he has make his light shine upon us.  With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar. Psalm 118 is a song of salvation.  It is a song of joy and victory.  It is a song that points to Jesus the Messiah. No human words can add to the joyous message of this song. PSALM 118 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is

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Nehemiah 10:34 (NIV) "We the priests, the Levites, and the people, have cast lots to determine when each of our families is to bring to the house of our God at set times each year a contribution of wood to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law. There are two things about today's verse that caused me to stop and think.  First, I see in this verse a compelling

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2 Chronicles 33:16 (NIV) Then [Manasseh] restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed fellowship offerings on it, and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. We are coasting right along in our rapid survey of the word "altar" in the Bible.  We have seen God's altar as a movable tent that traveled with the Children of Israel on their journey to the Promised Land.  We have seen the

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1 Kings 18:30 (NIV) Then Elijah said to all the people, "Come here to me."  They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD, which was in ruins. REPA'IRED, pp. Restored to a good or sound state; rebuilt; made good. Deterioration is a fact of natural life.  It occurs in every arena of existence on the physical plane.  You might say deterioration is what birthed the insurance

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Judges 6:28-32(NIV) In the morning when the men of the town got up, there was Baal's altar, demolished, with the Asherah pole beside it cut down, and the second bull (the fat bull that was kept to be offered to Baal) sacrificed on the newly built altar [to God]!  They asked each other, "Who did this?" When they carefully investigated, they were told, "Gideon, son of Joash, did it." The men

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Joshua 8:30-31 (NIV) Then Joshua build on Mount Ebal an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the Israelites.  He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses --- an altar of uncut stones, on which no iron tool had been used.  On it they offered to the Lord burnt offerings and sacrificed fellowship offerings. I am

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Leviticus 9:10 (NIV) On the altar he burned the fat, the kidneys and the covering of the liver from the sin offering as the Lord commanded. Toby and I had to do some thinking about this verse this morning.  This is the account of the consecration of Moses' brother, Aaron, who was the first high priest.  Before he could perform his priestly duties, he had to offer a sacrifice for himself, a

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Exodus 29:37(NIV) For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it.  Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy. Corrupt religion starts at the top.  An example is how the Pharisees of Jesus' day turned today's verse it on its head.  We see in today's verse that God's law in the beginning ranked the consecrated altar as being "most holy", but by the

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Genesis 22:9 (NIV) When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it.  He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. How much confidence do you have in the word of God?  If God made you a promise, would you be able to stand firm on that promise despite the reversal that appears to come later? God told

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Genesis 8:20 (NIV) Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. Eight people lived through the great flood, Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their three daughters-in-law.  Animals also survived by coming to Noah at God's command, and taking shelter on the ark Noah had built in preparation for the

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Revelation 22:17 (NIV) The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!"  And let him who hears say, "Come!"  Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life. With the coming of the New Year, may this be the year that you finally know, finally believe, once and for all, that God loves you with an everlasting love.

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Today we will consider the Trinity, the fundamental doctrine of Christianity begun in Deuteronomy 6:4, with the statement: "Hear O Israel, Jehovah Elohim is the one and only Jehovah." There is only one God.  He is the creator of all created things.  We encounter Him first in Genesis 1:1-2 , where Elohim "created the heaven and the earth" and where "the Spirit of God moved upon the face of

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Romans 1:3 ...regarding [God's] son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David... "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.  So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God."  This was the explanation the angel gave to Mary to describe how she who was a virgin would become pregnant with the Messiah.

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Ephesians 3:21 (NIV) To [God] be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!  Amen. I did seven things yesterday.  I went to church; I went to the Commissary; I went to El Bronco's; I took a leisurely bath; I read the first five chapters of The Making of a Disciple by Dr. Keith Phillips; I went to church again; I watched the final episode of The

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Daniel 3:28 (NIV) Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants!  They trusted in him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God." Our theme this month is Looking Forward Looking Back, and today's verse certainly fits. 

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Ephesians 1:19-20 (NIV) [I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know] his incomparably great power for us who believe.  That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms. America'space agency, NASA, used to have a question and answer

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Philippians 3:20 (NIV) But our citizenship is in heaven.  And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. I started this message late last night.  It wouldn't write.  I started it again this morning.  Again it wouldn't write.  I am here now at 2:21 PM in the afternoon and I have no message, but I have a video that sums up the whole of what I wanted to write but could not put

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Isaiah 43:25 (NIV) I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more. AMY:  This is my all time favorite verse in the Bible. TOBY: Now wait a minute, didn't we read your all time favorite verse last week? He makes a good point.  I have a lot of all time favorite verses and somehow they all ended up on our calendar this year, but today's

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James 5:7-8 (NIV) Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming.  See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.  You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. Parousia.  This Greek word describes a future event we know of as the Second Coming of Jesus.  The world has already seen the

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2 Corinthians 4:14(NIV) Because we know that the one who raised Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence. The woman at the well met Jesus in the gospel of John, chapter four.  Good story.  It took a few  paragraphs, but eventually she believed Jesus was, in fact, the promised Messiah, sitting right there at the well talking to her, explaining

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LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK (a reverie) December. Winter's flower unfurls. Memory.  Nostalgic nosegays hark. Yesterday. Budding, pruning, growing. Tomorrow. Rooted, harvested, hope. December. Wandering faith returns. Toby and I are beginning our last month in the Today's Thought Calendar for 2011.  Where has the year gone!  Our theme this month is LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING

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Ephesians 6:18(NIV) And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.  With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Are you able to multi-task?  I confess I am not a good multi-tasker.  I do one thing at a time, and then I do the next thing.  If I try to do both at once, neither turns out right.  So, I have always been puzzled at

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2 Corinthians 1:4 (NIV) ...who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. I have no way of knowing who is reading this blog, but on my statistic page I can see what search terms were used on search engines such as Google to bring people to my blog.  Yesterday someone Googled this phrase... I really

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Ephesians 4:30 (NIV) And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. You have heard of cause and effect?  That's what is going on in today's verse, a cause and effect, by which the passage is basically saying if you do such and such, then this is what will happen.  Cause and effect. The effect is grieving the Holy Spirit of God.  The cause,

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Acts 9:31 (NIV) The church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace.  It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord. Consumed with zeal for God, Saul, a brilliant Pharisee and teacher of the Jewish law, worked tirelessly to eradicate the infant church from the earth.  He used whatever means necessary to purge

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Romans 8:16 (NIV) The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. You know how time is divided into BC and AD?  Well, for me time is divided into BC and AC --- before computers and after computers.  Yes, I am that old.  Two thirds of my life were spent in long division, gummy photo albums, file cabinets, and handwriting notes into notebooks.  Labor intensive. 

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Acts 2:31-33 (NIV) Seeing what was ahead, he [King David] spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did is body see decay.  God raised this Jesus to life, and we [Apostle Peter and cohort in the upper room on Pentecost] are all witnesses of the fact.  Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you

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Psalm 15 (NIV) Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary?  Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong  and casts no slur on his fellow man, who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the Lord, who keeps his oath even when it hurts, who lends

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Philippians 3:16 NIV Only let us live up to what we have already attained. Itasca State Park corrals the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota just down the road from where Larry and I grew up.  It is a beautiful park where you can walk across the Mississippi River because the river is only a few feet wide right there at its beginning.  A great experience if you ever

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Luke 3:15-16 (NIV) The people were all waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possible by the Christ.  John answered them all, "I baptize you with water.  But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.  He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." John, the miracle baby born to Zacharias and Elizabeth

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John 15:26 (NIV) When the Counselor comes, whom I [Jesus] will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. The Holy Spirit is God.  Jesus was careful to identify Him when talking to the woman at the well in John 4:24, when He said, "God is spirit.  They that worship God must worship in spirit and in truth." Spirit and truth. 

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Psalm 101:3 (NIV) I will set before my eyes no vile thing.  The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me. How would you like to learn a new word this fine Monday morning?  Here it is.  Detrude. Detrude.  It occurs in the second half of today's verse, seen better in the King James version which reads: I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes:  I hate the work of them

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Psalm 51:12 (NIV) Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. King David was a man after God's own heart. (Acts 13:22).  He was courageous.  He was humble.  He was a servant.  He was a leader.  The books of Samuel describe David as one who was not ashamed to dance before the Lord in full sight of the people in total abandon without embarrassment.  The

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Philippians 1:27 (NIV) Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.  Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel. The year was 1917.  The country was Russia.  By autumn of the year, a million people across the land had gathered in

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Matthew 4:4 (NIV) Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" A fact is something true.  Webster says a fact is any thing that's been done.  An act.  An effect achieved or produced.  An event.  Witnesses are introduced into court to prove a fact.  Facts are stubborn things.  To deny a fact knowingly is to lie. An

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Philippians 2:2 (NIV) Make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. LIKE-MINDED, a. Having a like disposition or purpose. Rom 15 Some people are kites, soaring adventurers who glide over the world's problems with easy unconcern.  Others are winds, people of purpose who drive others toward a destination.  In the Church of Jesus Christ, we

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Psalm 139:13-16 (NIV) For you [God] created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.   My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.  When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body.  All the days ordained

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Perhaps is is because I am a woman who writes about the Bible that I need to periodically make clear what the Bible has to say about women in leadership positions in the church.  I want to repeat again that there are offices within the church that God has specifically forbidden women to occupy.  A woman must not usurp authority, and ladies, without constant attention toward humility, we will find

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Psalm 68:5 (NIV) A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. Widows and orphans.  The two encapsulate the word desolation.  Solitary.  Alone.  Bereaved.  Living in a desolate house deprived of comfort.  My brother, Toby, and I were talking about this recently.  If you have been following TODAY'S THOUGHT this year, you know that our daily verses come from

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James 2:1 (NIV) My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't show favoritism. To regard one person with particular kindness, affection, esteem or preference over another person who is inferior in charm or assets is to show favoritism.  Putting it simply, favoritism is to advance one person and neglect another, although both have an equal claim in the matter. The

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Psalm 37:25 (NIV) I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken, or their children begging bread. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus promised two things, bread and clothing.  He did not not promise you would have a house.  He did not promise you would have a car.  He promised bread and clothing. Bread and clothing have both physical and spiritual connotations.

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Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Forbear is a word that is no longer used in everyday language in American English, so we have lost the meaning of it in our public and private relationships.  Peace and forbearance go together.  To forbear is to take a timeout before proceeding

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Psalm 131 (NIV) A song of ascents.  Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD,   my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters   or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul;   like a weaned child with its mother,   like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, put your hope in the LORD   both now and forevermore. King David, the great

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2 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV) "I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters," says the Lord Almighty. One of my favorite books is The Complete Works of Oswald Chambers, a thick book recording the teachings of a last century preacher.  In his writings, Oswald Chambers makes a distinction between being converted and being saved.  It is possible to be converted and not be saved

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Galatians 6:10 (NIV) Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. My flight from Minnesota to Georgia was smooth and easy.  My two seatmates happily did not talk to me so I was free to sit and think without interruption.  My kind of flight!  I don't eat before I fly so by the time the plane landed in Atlanta I

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Romans 14:19 (NIV) Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. I am back from my trip to Minnesota to check on my parents and to visit my grandchildren.  It was a great trip.  My folks look good and my grandchildren are growing in the Lord much to my delight. On TODAY'S THOUGHT  this month we are studying "Family" Matters, and if you looked up

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I will be out of touch until the middle of October. Lord willing, we will pick up our October study around the 15th. October's theme is "FAMILY" MATTERS.  Below the Scottish Psalter are the verses I will not have time to write about this month.  September 27 - 1 John 4:10 September 28 - John 17:13 September 29 - Colossians 3:14 September 30 - Psalm 94:18-19 October 1 - 1

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Psalm 91:14 (NIV) "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name." God is speaking in this verse directly to His own people.  Listen, if you are one of His chosen ones, God is talking to you.  Today's verse does not apply to the world.  Today's verse only applies to pilgrims, those who have taken up their cross and are following

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Psalm 36:7 How excellent [priceless] is thy lovingkindness [unfailing love], O God [Elohim]!  Therefore the children of men [the whelps of humanity] put their trust [flee for protection] under the shadow of thy wings. or as the NIV puts it: How priceless is your unfailing love!   Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings. Priceless is the term we use when

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Romans 12:9 (NIV) Love must be sincere.  Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. . We are half way through our month studying the theme, "Love Covers All", and our memory verse from Psalm 32:7, "Thou art my hiding place."  For me, thinking about love this month has been something of an eye opener.  Love is not quite what Hollywood makes it out to be.  Love is not a nebulous, feel-good

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Ephesians 3:17-19(NIV) I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long, and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge --- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. I love the following line from a great, old hymn: He Lives!  He lives! You ask

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John 15:10 [Jesus said] If ye keep my commands, ye shall abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and abide in his love. The day after tomorrow is my birthday.  I will be 55, officially a senior citizen.  Do you know what that means! Senior discounts!   It won't cost Larry quite so much to take me out to eat.   He plans to take me to a Chinese Buffet for my birthday

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Psalm 86:5 (NIV) You are kind and forgiving, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you The thing that marks a Christian from every other person in the world is an unfaltering belief that God hears us when we pray. We have experienced God's love and His kindness. His love fills our hearts with peace during good times and bad times. God hears us when we talk to Him. He answers when

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1 Peter 4:8 (NIV) Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. He commends charity towards one another, because it buries a multitude of sins, and therefore preserves and maintains peace and harmony: for they who love one another easily forgive one another their offenses.  GENEVA BIBLE NOTE Most of us have likely heard sermons on agape, the love we see in

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Romans 15:2 (NIV) Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. Today we are going to talk about the principle of edification.  It is a Bible word.  You probably won't use edification in normal conversation out in the world, but, if you are a Christian, you will practice edification everywhere you go. Edification is to build up in a moral or religious sense. 

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Psalm 36:10 O God, continue Your love to those who know You, Your righteousness to the upright in heart. Today we are going to talk about the mystery of the gospel as seen in the book of Joshua.  In the Bible, the book of Joshua follows the books of the law.  We know from reading the New Testament that the law is a schoolmaster (Gal. 3:24) designed to lead people to faith in Jesus Christ. 

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from 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 Attributes that are added to a saved person's life.  The "is" of love: 1. Love is patient. 2. Love is kind. 3. Love rejoices with the truth. 4. Love always protects. 5. Love always trusts. 6. Love always hopes. 7. Love always perseveres. Attributes that are removed from a saved person's life.  The "is nots" of love: 1. Love does not envy. 2. Love does not boast.

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Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Prophecy and prayer go together.  In both cases you stand convinced that God is able to call into existence

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Ephesians 5:2 (NIV) Live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Laying down your life isn't a one time big event.  Jesus did not lay His life down the day He died on the cross.  He laid it down the day He left His heavenly estate to be confined in a human womb.  He laid down His life every minute of every day of His

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1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV) And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love. The woman was a sinner, but Jesus was in town.  She crept into the rich man's house and kissed Jesus' feet.  She washed His feet with her tears.   She rubbed them with perfume. "Bah!  A sinner," thought the rich man.  "If Jesus only knew, he would never let her  touch him." But

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John 3:30 (NIV) He must become greater; I must become less. This is the last day of August and as I reviewed some of the things we talked about under the heading of our month's theme Hope and Expectation, I am surprised at where our theme has taken us.  We've been all over the board, haven't we!  And yet, every article did relate in some way or another to our hope for today and our

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An Analysis of Two Current Internet Frenzies Today we are going to address two subjects that are making the rounds in Christian chat circles.  In this article we will take a look at the scientific theories behind Internet chatter regarding a death star that might be in our galactic neighborhood.  We will also address the subject of hell because the "no hell" theory is gaining momentum in

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James 5:7-8 (NIV) Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming.  See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.  You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. PAROUSIA   pah roo see' ah      n.  the coming, the arrival, the advent; refers to the future visible return from heaven of Jesus,

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2 Thessalonians 2:16 (NIV) May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. Jesus loves His own.  Jesus loves His own.  He is their light as they live in a world that is becoming darker by the minute. (John 1:5)  They live in a mingled world

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1 John 5:14-15 (NIV) This is the assurance we have in approaching God that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  And if we know that he hears us --- whatever we ask --- we know we have what we asked of him. Christians hope and expect that God answers prayer.  We believe God answers prayer, but our experience often seems contrary to our belief.  We pray.  We agonize. 

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Mark 8:26 And [Jesus] sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. Christ will not have His miracles to be separated from His doctrine.  (GENEVA BIBLE NOTE) Today's verse is the closing sentence of a very strange incident recorded in five short verses in Mark 8:22-26.  It is the story of Jesus healing a blind man. Yes, Jesus healed blind men

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Romans 15:13 (NIV) May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Today we are going to talk about persecution.  I have been thinking all week about it.  The third chapter of 2 Timothy is scary to read.  Horrible days are just ahead --- although, most of us probably wold agree that they are already

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Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Same verse in the New International Version: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and to give you hope and a future." I have noticed that when people quote Jeremiah 29:11, even King James aficionados tend

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Psalm 62:1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God; from him cometh my salvation. Today's verse is the statement of a person who knows the true meaning of salvation.  In this verse King David is telling us that he was schooling his heart to rest quietly, silently, and trustingly for God to bring him the deliverance, victory, health or welfare that he needed to save him from the trial at hand. David's

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Titus 3:5-7 (NIV) [God our Savior] saved us, not because of our righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.  He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. I was at BandB's house this

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Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. When things are upside down, the hardest thing to do is to wait quietly for Jesus the Lord to work out the situation according to His knowledge and will.  There is always more to the story, isn't there! Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I

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1 Peter 1:3-5 (NIV) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade --- kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed

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1 Timothy 4:9-10 (NIV) This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe. God is the Savior of all men.  He is especially the Savior of those who believe,  that's me (and I hope you too) because I have put my hope in the living God and

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Ephesians 1:18-19(NIV) I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe.  That power is like the working of His mighty strength... (pronoun capitals added) There are times in my life when I take giant leaps forward

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Psalm 42:5 (NIV) Why are you so downcast, O my soul?  Why are you so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God. Though he sustained grievous assaults of the flesh to cast him into despair, yet his faith, grounded on God's accustomed mercies, gets the victory. GENEVA BIBLE NOTE Hope in today's verse means patience.  Actually it means to be

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Psalm 100:5 (NIV) For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Dear ones we have come to the end of the month.  This will be the last post in our study, Faith To Continue, and beginning on Monday we will start the theme, Hope and Expectation.  Faith to continue.  This month I learned God gives us faith to continue despite our fears.

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Matthew 8:26 (NIV) [Jesus] replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?"  Then he got up and rebuked the winds, and the waves, and it was completely calm. Seismos!  You usually think of seismic activity as a great commotion of the earth, but in the story leading up to today's verse, the word for the sudden and unexpected tempest that attacked the Sea of Galilee while Jesus was asleep

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Romans 14:1 (NIV) Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgement on disputable matters. A disputable matter is something that causes controversy: disputable opinions, statements, propositions, arguments, points, cases, questions, and so on. We all know people who talk just to hear themselves talk. Regardless of the topic, these people voice alternate opinions, devil's advocates

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Genesis 4:7 (NIV) If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?  But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it. Today is about prophecy.  It is about coming out of Babylon.  After praying about today's verse in Genesis, I was led to the Babylon chapters in Revelation and saw a connection that I think we need to take a

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Matthew 6:30 (NIV) If this is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? When times are hard you learn first hand that God can be trusted, that the walk of faith is a walk of freedom in Jesus.  No worries. It is possible to lose your house in the economic downturn and still have

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Michael Boldea has written an article that expands what I was trying to say in my last post.  It starts out: We live in a world of lies. At first glance, the previous sentence might seem hyperbolic or exaggerated but I assure you it is not. The Word clearly tells us that the devil is the father of lies, and it likewise tells us that while we are here, we are in enemy territory, because the

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Acts 3:16 (NIV) By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong.  It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through Him* that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see. This verse caps the familiar story of the lame beggar to whom Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none but such as I have give I thee.  In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,

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Ephesians 3:12 (NIV) In him [Christ Jesus our Lord] and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Do you ever wish you had the freedom to say exactly what you want to say?  No holding back.  It's not done in polite society, at least, it's not done by sober adults in polite society.  Most of what we think stays resolutely hidden in our minds. The truth (as I see it

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Deuteronomy 8:2 (NIV) Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. You never know what is around the corner until you get there.  What is around the corner?  Something good?  Something evil?  Happiness?  Sorrow? We have just finished our June

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Exodus 20:24 (NIV) Make an altar of earth for Me and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, your sheep and goats and your cattle.  Wherever I cause My name to be honored, I will come to you and bless you. Back in the day, when men could approach God no nearer than the outskirts of the altar, men bound themselves in oath to God by having an animal utterly burned as a good

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Philippians 1:29 (NIV) For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him. Have you ever gotten a present and when you opened it there was another wrapped present inside, and when you opened that one another wrapped present was inside until finally when you unwrapped the last one you finally got to see your gift? People sometimes do rings

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Psalm 91:9-11 (NIV) If you make the Most High your dwelling --- even the LORD, who is my refuge --- then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.  For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. God has not appointed one angel to every man, but many, to be ministers of His providence to keep and defend His [people] in their calling, which is the

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2 Thessalonians 1:6-7 (NIV) God is just.  He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well.  This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. God is just.  He true to His promises, faithful, exact, proper and accurate.   God is impartial and He gives to every one what is his due:

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1 Peter 4:1-2 (NIV) Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in his body is done with sin.  As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God. So much of this present life remains yet to be passed over. Geneva Bible Note The  minute Jesus rose from the

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Psalm 9:9 (NIV) The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Our miseries are meant to cause us to feel God's present care over us. (Geneva Bible Note) To be oppressed is to be burdened with unreasonable impositions, to be overpowered, overburdened, depressed.  You are crushed under the weight of it, afflicted, injured, thrown down, trampled upon.  Been there? I

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Philippians 1:18 (NIV) But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Paul was in jail on death row for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ as he traveled throughout the Roman Empire.  He would end up being released, but when he wrote the book of Philippians he didn't know that he would be

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Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. This will be my last post until June, at which time we will begin a new theme Comfort in the Wilderness.  The "be" attitudes of the month of May can be summed up in Psalm 24 taken from the New International Version of the Bible: A PSALM OF DAVID The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in

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1 Peter 1:13 (NIV) Prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. You've probably seen it on billboards.  You've probably read about it in the news.  Certain folks in the Christian community have declared that the rapture (the secret return of Jesus Christ for His followers inaugurating the Great Tribulation

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James 1:5 (NIV) If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Larry's family likes to gather for family reunions, and when they gather they like to do things together, sing, play volleyball, fish... they have a lot of common quirks interests.  One year they tried something new.  They had a lawn mower race - with a

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