Monthly Archives: February 2016

Do Justice

Psalm 82:3-4 (NIV) 3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. Isaiah 1:17 (NIV) Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of … Continue reading

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Ingratitude

Deuteronomy 32:18 (NIV) You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth. Hosea 13:6 (NIV) When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me. Romans 1:21 (NIV) For although they knew God, they neither glorified … Continue reading

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Accountability

We should hold each other accountable– Luke 17:3 (NASB) 3  “Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. We are accountable for what we believe–  John 3:18 (NASB) 18  “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe … Continue reading

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Wait for you jelly beans

Early one morning, my 2-year-old daughter, Alexandra, was begging her dad for some jelly beans. “Let’s wait until after lunch to eat the jelly beans,” he suggested. My husband proceeded to ask her if she wanted toast or cereal for breakfast. Quite upset, Alexandra responded, “No, no, no! I don’t … Continue reading

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Waiting Patiently

Three weeks before Christopher’s fourth Christmas, he was having trouble understanding there was nothing he could do to make it come any sooner. So we came up with a plan.  We circled December 25 on a calendar posted on the refrigerator and each evening, Christopher’s job was to mark off … Continue reading

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If we only knew more. . .

Job 11:7 (NIV) Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? Proverbs 8:5 (NKJV) O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart. 1 Corinthians 2:7-9 (NKJV) 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, … Continue reading

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The Futility of Life Apart from God

Isaiah 59:1-5 (TEV) 1 Don’t think that the LORD is too weak to save you or too deaf to hear your call for help! 2 It is because of your sins that he doesn’t hear you. It is your sins that separate you from God when you try to worship … Continue reading

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We cannot afford to be ignorant

Jeremiah 5:4 (TEV) Then I thought, “These are only the poor and ignorant. They behave foolishly; they don’t know what their God requires, what the LORD wants them to do. Jeremiah 9:24 (TEV) If any want to boast, they should boast that they know and understand me, because my love … Continue reading

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Our God Helps in Times of Adversity

Genesis 31:42 (ESV)  [Jacob to Laban:] “If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last … Continue reading

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Sickness and disease

Satan afflicts: Job 2:5-8 (NKJV) 5 But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!” 6 And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.” 7 So Satan went out … Continue reading

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