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KINDNESS TO THE AFFLICTED

“To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.” ~ Job 6:14   REFERENCE: Job 6:11-15   Nobody wishes to go through afflictions. These include emotional pain, lack, and ill health. Take a look at your network, and you will discover that someone is afflicted by troubles. They may be going through a divorce, job loss, bereavement, physical pain, miscarriage of a pregnancy, or a crucial marital crisis. What God expects is that you show kindness to the afflicted. Sadly, when people are afflicted, the people around them become ‘expert...
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THE WRONG DOCTOR

“Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.” – II Kings 1:2   REFERENCE: II Kings 1:1-4   A man’s house is his castle; you would think he is safe in his house, but no, evil can befall him at home. Ahaziah succeeded his evil father, king Ahab, and continued in his wicked ways, fortified by his mother, Jezebel. Justice knocked him down through the lattice of his upper room. When...
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THE COMPASSION OF JESUS

“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way…” ~ Mark 8:2-3   REFERENCE: Mark 8:1-3 It is reassuring to know that we do not serve a God whose very thought strikes terror in our hearts, but we serve a God who is love; He is a Father and a friend. What distinguishes Him from others who claim the title ‘god’ is that He is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and abundant in...
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MANA

MANNA: WHAT IS IT?

“So, when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” …And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.” ~ Exodus 16:15   REFERENCE: Exodus 16:4-15   When Israel saw the manna, they said, “What is it?” They unwittingly despised the provision God made available to them. It was bread from heaven – angelic food; yet, they said, "What is it?" They were saying, “What is the big deal about this?”, “What is so special about this?” or “What does this mean?” As humans, we are often...
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SHALL GOD NOT?

“And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?” ~ Luke 18:7   REFERENCE: Luke 18:1-8   This woman had a peculiar experience with this judge. By his admission, he had no fear of God nor regard for any man. He was a mean judge who was an authority over himself. He was determined to deny this woman justice, but she wore him out (the Greek suggests that she gave him a black eye) by her continual coming and forced him to attend to her matter. Jesus said, if this...
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THE FURIOUS FOUR

“Now it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry.” Nehemiah 4:7   REFERENCE: Nehemiah 4:1-9   The enemies of the Jews came together to form an unholy alliance. They planned to frustrate their project so it would fail and never be completed. In life, whenever you embark on a worthy cause, a myriad of issues arises to dissuade you. The furious four – Sanballat, Tobiah (head of the Ammonites), Gershom the Arab, and the Ashdodites, opposed Nehemiah's mission. The...
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WHEN IT IS TIME

“That night the king could not sleep. So, one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.” ~ Esther 6:1   REFERENCE:  Esther 6:1-10   When we say, “It is time,” we refer to a set time, an appointed time in which something is to happen. It marks the start of a meeting or an event, and when it is time, things go into motion. Nothing will happen in a particular setting except it is time. We are often between our waiting time and our appointed time – when it is time...
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HONOR

A MAN OF HONOR

“So, Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!” ~ Esther 6:11   REFERENCE:  Esther 6:6-12   Most men seek honor amongst men. They want to be respected, regarded, and remembered as great personalities. But who is truly a man of honor? Who deserves such high esteem amongst men? Those who seek it? Those who scheme for it? Or those to whom God gives it? Honor is high respect and great esteem. It is...
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A BRAND-NEW MAN

“So, when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.”– Acts 28:4   REFERENCE: Acts 28:1-6   Often, people will name you by your past experiences and expect you to suffer for an offense of the past. However, God is not like that; He can take the worst of men and turn them into the best of men. He can turn a terrorist into an evangelist; He can so remove a man from...
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BE DOERS OF THE WORD

BE DOERS OF THE WORD

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22   REFERENCE: James 1:22-25   Obedience is of great value before God. It endeared Abraham to God because he promptly acted whenever God spoke to him. It is good to read, study, or listen to the word of God, but it profits us nothing if we do not do what it says. James counsels, “Be doers of the word.” Nothing substitutes obedience in the eyes of God, not giving, singing, dancing, charity, etc. If a man wants to please God, let him tremble at His word, acting...
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