Every Word
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Every Word is a one-minute, Bible-based devotional presented by John Bradshaw, designed to provide a daily dose of spiritual reflection in the midst of a busy schedule.
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7 hours ago
Don’t Fly Too Close to the Sun
The same temptation exists.
“...saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise.”
- Genesis 3:6 (KJV)
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1 day ago
Girls Can Do Anything
Remembering true strength of character.
“Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.”
- Proverbs 31:10 (NKJV)
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2 days ago
Fist Fight!
I had to restrain one of them.
“As the churning of milk produces butter, and wringing the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”
- Proverbs 30:33 (NKJV)
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3 days ago
Grateful
Freedom has never been free.
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan.”
- Proverbs 29:2 (NKJV)
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4 days ago
Go All the Way
Why would anyone paint half a picture?
“He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”
- Proverbs 28:13 (NKJV)
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5 days ago
Opportunity Is Everywhere
Not all wants are wrong, but…
“Hell and Destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”
- Proverbs 27:20 (NKJV)
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6 days ago
Work Hard!
God believes in hard work.
“As a door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man on his bed.”
- Proverbs 26:14 (NKJV)
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May 25, 2023
There Are Things We Don’t Know
We’ll keep searching.
“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”
- Proverbs 25:2 (KJV)
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May 24, 2023
We’re Going to Try Something
It only helps the devil.
“Do not say, ‘I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.’”
- Proverbs 24:29 (NKJV)
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May 23, 2023
Don’t Leave Them to Run Wild
Seems strong, doesn’t it?
“Put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.”
- Proverbs 23:2 (NKJV)
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May 22, 2023
You’re Better Off Without Them
His friend snapped.
“Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go.”
- Proverbs 22:24 (NKJV)
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May 21, 2023
What Goes Around Comes Around
It’s easier for the church to check out.
“Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard.”
- Proverbs 21:13 (NKJV)
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May 20, 2023
I Was With a Woman in Another Country
Crime doesn’t pay.
“Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.”
- Proverbs 20:17 (KJV)
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May 19, 2023
Say “No” More Often
You can’t always get what you want.
“Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not set your heart on his destruction.”
- Proverbs 19:18 (NKJV)
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May 18, 2023
Half-Cocked
Less damage that way…
“He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.”
- Proverbs 18:13 (NKJV)
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May 17, 2023
That’s God Growing You
You’re worth more to God than that.
“The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the hearts.”
- Proverbs 17:3 (NKJV)
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May 16, 2023
Start Your Own Gold Rush!
Fortunes were made and lost.
“How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!”
- Proverbs 16:16 (KJV)
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May 15, 2023
“The Lord Told Me To.” Really?
Before you quit your job or quit college…
“Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.”
- Proverbs 15:22 (KJV)
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May 14, 2023
I Know That!
She was an absolute tower of strength.
“The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.”
- Proverbs 14:1 (NKJV)
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May 13, 2023
A Rip-Off!
Greedy, dishonest people.
“Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.”
- Proverbs 13:11 (NKJV)
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May 12, 2023
“Nobody Wants to Work”
Integrity demands it.
“The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is man’s precious possession.”
- Proverbs 12:27 (NKJV)
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May 11, 2023
The One Who Gives Receives
Everyone can participate.
“The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.”
- Proverbs 11:25 (NKJV)
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May 10, 2023
It Doesn’t Mean You Should
Sometimes less is more.
“In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.”
- Proverbs 10:19 (NKJV)
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May 9, 2023
The Gift of Desperation
If you’re willing, He’ll give you the power.
“Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.”
- Proverbs 9:6 (KJV)
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May 8, 2023
A Million Dollars or Poison Ivy?
Nothing else matters nearly as much.
“Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.”
- Proverbs 8:10 (KJV)
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May 7, 2023
God Is Not Fooled
Religion does not excuse sin.
“I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.”
- Proverbs 7:14 (KJV)
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May 6, 2023
“Can We All Get Along?”
What kind of person does that?
“...one who sows discord among brethren.”
- Proverbs 6:19 (NKJV)
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May 5, 2023
Written by Someone Who Knew
That moment of madness is never worth it.
“For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”
- Proverbs 5:3-4 (NKJV)
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May 4, 2023
That Was So Dumb
I watched with horror as…
“Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.”
- Proverbs 4:26 (NKJV)
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May 3, 2023
What Punishment Did You Receive?
No doubt you didn’t enjoy it.
“My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of His correction.”
- Proverbs 3:11 (KJV)
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May 2, 2023
Anti-Science?
That can’t be true.
“The Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
- Proverbs 2:6 (NKJV)
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May 1, 2023
Do Not Consent
The devil did not make you do it.
“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”
- Proverbs 1:10 (KJV)
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Apr 30, 2023
Sometimes You Just Need to Think
You don’t need a PhD to know…
“The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God.”
- Psalm 68:8 (KJV)
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Apr 29, 2023
He Acted Like a Fool
It will make a fool out of you, too.
“Because you have abused me.”
- Numbers 22:29 (NKJV)
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Apr 28, 2023
Heredity
Is God punishing the children?
“I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.”
- Exodus 20:5 (KJV)
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Apr 27, 2023
Thou Shalt Not Covet
You don’t hear much about it today.
“Thou shalt not covet.”
- Exodus 20:17 (KJV)
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Apr 26, 2023
Greed
t’s better to learn contentment.
“But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints.”
- Ephesians 5:3 (NKJV)
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Apr 25, 2023
Start With Mercy
Most people admit they lie.
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”
- Ephesians 2:4-5 (NKJV)
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Apr 24, 2023
Little White Lies
That would be none, ever.
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”
- Exodus 20:16 (KJV)
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Apr 23, 2023
Bots!
If there’s a way to game the system, people will find it.
“Thou shalt not steal.”
- Exodus 20:15 (KJV)
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Apr 22, 2023
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Old-fashioned, isn’t it?
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.”
- Exodus 20:14 (KJV
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Apr 21, 2023
Here’s What It Takes
Thou shalt not kill.
“Thou shalt not kill.”
- Exodus 20:13 (KJV)
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Apr 20, 2023
The Commandment With Promise
Maybe it’s time to make that call.
“‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first commandment with promise: ‘that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.’”
- Ephesians 6:2-3 (NKJV)
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Apr 19, 2023
Not Always Easy
It’s important to do.
“Honor your father and your mother.”
- Exodus 20:12 (NKJV)
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Apr 18, 2023
How Important Is It?
Millions are drawn away.
“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day.”
- Exodus 20:11 (KJV)
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Apr 17, 2023
Miracles!
He has been showing us for thousands of years!
“The Sabbath was made for man.”
- Mark 2:27 (NKJV)
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Apr 16, 2023
God Is Not One of the Boys
That will impact your heart.
“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.”
- Exodus 20:7 (KJV)
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Apr 15, 2023
You Also Lower Yourself
What it is, is sin.
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.”
- Exodus 20:4-5 (NKJV)
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Apr 14, 2023
No Other Gods
It’s well worth looking within.
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
- Exodus 20:3 (KJV)
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Apr 13, 2023
A Very Significant Sentence
This will keep you free.
“I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.”
- Exodus 20:2 (KJV)
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Apr 12, 2023
They Jumped to Conclusions
Misunderstandings often arise.
“When the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.” - Joshua 22:12 (KJV)
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Apr 11, 2023
Everyone Needs That Person
Sinners don’t need to be cheered on.
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
- Proverbs 27:6 (KJV)
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Apr 10, 2023
Capable of More
Aim high. Aim to grow.
“...Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.”
- Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV)
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Apr 9, 2023
The Cross
So you might live.
“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth.”
- 1 Peter 2:22 (KJV)
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Apr 8, 2023
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
Don’t let it be for nothing.
“My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?”
- Psalm 22:1 (NKJV)
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Apr 7, 2023
Why Did Jesus Die?
That’s not fair, is it?
“God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son.”
- John 3:16 (KJV)
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Apr 6, 2023
The Stowaway
Dishonesty can be hard work.
“The truthful lip shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.”
- Proverbs 12:19 (NKJV)
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Apr 5, 2023
The Man Who Bankrupted a Bank
One man did an immense amount of damage.
“In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”
- Proverbs 3:6 (KJV)
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Apr 4, 2023
Betamax vs. VHS
You might want to think again.
“...the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”
- 1 Timothy 3:15 (KJV)
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Apr 3, 2023
Redemptive
Intended for your eternal good…
“When Thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness.”
- Isaiah 26:9-10 (KJV)
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Apr 2, 2023
Hidden Signs
It was buried 70 years before.
“When you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!”
- Matthew 24:33 (NKJV)
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Apr 1, 2023
The Liberty Bell—Sold!
The greatest deceptions are still to come.
“They worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast.... And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.”
- Revelation 13:4, 8 (KJV)
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Mar 31, 2023
Science
You’ve never been worse off because you trusted God.
“In the beginning God created.”
- Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
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Mar 30, 2023
God Has the Tools
Don’t make excuses!
“Who has made man’s mouth? … I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”
- Exodus 4:11-12 (NKJV)
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Mar 29, 2023
Why Some People Have a Good Memory
Watch your spiritual life take off!
“Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.”
- Proverbs 3:7-8 (NKJV)
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Mar 28, 2023
Addiction Is Powerful
Gone are the days…
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
- John 8:36 (KJV)
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Mar 27, 2023
Good Things Still Happen
It was life-threatening!
“Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”
- Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV)
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Mar 26, 2023
The Fortress
You ought to be proactive.
“I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.”
- Psalm 91:2 (KJV)
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Mar 25, 2023
Actually Nonsense
Science can be confusing.
“In the beginning God created.”
- Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
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Mar 24, 2023
Holding a Grudge
We can learn from that.
“It was not you who sent me here, but God.”
- Genesis 45:8 (NKJV)
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Mar 23, 2023
“That Man Has Really Changed”
He had been imprisoned for life.
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.”
- Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV)
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Mar 22, 2023
He Shone Brightest in the Darkness
His example speaks.
“The Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.”
- Genesis 39:23 (KJV)
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Mar 21, 2023
When Others Don’t Believe in You
No matter what others think…
“His brothers did not believe in Him.”
- John 7:5 (NKJV)
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Mar 20, 2023
Superstition, Tradition, and Mysticism
Not what I was expecting!
“Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.”
- John 17:17 (NKJV)
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Mar 19, 2023
They Visited the Wrong Grave for 17 Years!
One person didn’t mind a bit.
“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours.”
- Revelation 14:13 (KJV)
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Mar 18, 2023
Learn From Others
They landed right on their behinds!
“The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.”
- Philippians 4:9 (NKJV)
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Mar 17, 2023
Sow the Gospel Seed
Forty years later they made a decision.
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations.”
- Matthew 28:19 (KJV)
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Mar 16, 2023
Goads
It can ruffle your feathers.
“The words of the wise are as goads.”
- Ecclesiastes 12:11 (KJV)
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Mar 15, 2023
The Joy of Giving
100% accurate!
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
- Acts 20:35 (NKJV)
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Mar 14, 2023
From $200 Million to Bankrupt in Five Years
Remember that word.
“Riches are not forever.”
- Proverbs 27:24 (NKJV)
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Mar 13, 2023
You Don’t Have to Change Your Views
It can be done.
“Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:32 (KJV)
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Mar 12, 2023
The Taj Mahal
The inside matters most.
“Follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”
- 2 Timothy 2:22 (KJV)
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Mar 11, 2023
You Don’t Have to Show Everyone Yours!
A funny thing happened on the way to the Second Coming.
“They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.”
- Genesis 3:7 (KJV)
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Mar 10, 2023
Cooperation
That’s teamwork!
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things.”
- John 14:26 (KJV)
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Mar 9, 2023
Resistance
He fled the scene of the crime.
“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
- James 4:7 (KJV)
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Mar 8, 2023
The Devil Did Not Make You Do It
Exert force in opposition.
“Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
- James 4:7 (KJV)
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Mar 7, 2023
The Christian Life Is Nuanced
There’s something else that’s crucial.
“Submit yourselves therefore to God.”
- James 4:7 (KJV)
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Mar 6, 2023
Not Easy but Vital
Other days, maybe less…
“Yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead.”
- Romans 6:13 (KJV)
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Mar 5, 2023
Autopilot
It doesn’t work for Christians.
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above.”
- Colossians 3:1 (KJV)
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Mar 4, 2023
How Easily People Forget
They put it right out of their minds.
“I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the Most High God, the possessor of heaven and earth.”
- Genesis 14:22 (KJV)
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Mar 3, 2023
What Do You Do With a Scoundrel?
What he did was reprehensible.
“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”
- Genesis 28:15 (NKJV)
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Mar 2, 2023
It’s Always Best to Do It God’s Way
Things became utterly toxic.
“And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.”
- Genesis 16:6 (KJV)
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Mar 1, 2023
The Arranged Marriage
The world would be a much different place.
“The Lord God of heaven … will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.”
- Genesis 24:7 (NKJV)
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Feb 28, 2023
Marriage Is Worth Doing Right
He sent a servant hundreds of miles!
“You shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”
-Genesis 24:4 (NKJV)
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Feb 27, 2023
God Can Work With Faulty
He was not a perfect man.
“And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.”
- Genesis 22:9 (KJV)
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Feb 26, 2023
He Could Easily Have Escaped
He submitted to the will of God.
“And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.”
- Genesis 22:9 (KJV)
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Feb 25, 2023
What Are You Holding Back From God?
His commitment was phenomenal.
“Now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”
- Genesis 22:12 (NKJV)
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Feb 24, 2023
Anyone at All
It’s a colossal responsibility.
“I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him.”
- Genesis 18:19 (KJV)
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Feb 23, 2023
This Is Very Un-21st Century
That’s the parents’ role.
“I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him.”
- Genesis 18:19 (KJV)
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Feb 22, 2023
Entertaining Angels
You might serve an angel.
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
- Hebrews 13:2 (KJV)
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