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DON’T ACT HASTILY

“But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:20   REFERENCE: Matthew 1:18-25   The rumor […]
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THE GOOD WINE

“And he said to him, ‘Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!'” ~ John 2:10   REFERENCE: John 2:1-10   As the year winds down, I prophesy that it will end better than it started […]
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SOCIAL INJUSTICE

“For you have taken pledges from your brother for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.” ~ Job 22:6   REFERENCE: Job 22:5-11   Eliphaz wrongly scolded Job as a great sinner. He concluded that his suffering was because of his social injustice. He charged him with wickedness, extortion, oppression of the poor, denial […]
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GOOD WINS EVIL

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” ~ Romans 12:21   REFERENCE: Romans 12:17-21   We live in a world where evil and wickedness prevail. We all confront evil at some point and seek to overcome it. The problem, however, is that evil has unknowingly sipped into us because we live in […]
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A PROPHET’S WIDOW

“A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, “Your servant, my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves.” ~ II Kings 4:1   REFERENCE: II Kings 4:1-10   […]
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FAVOR WITH EGYPTIANS

“And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus, they plundered the Egyptians.” ~ Exodus 12:36   REFERENCE: Exodus 12:21-25 and 35-36   The odd and unlikely happened on the day enslaved Israelites found favor with the Egyptians, their slave masters. It was unheard […]
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DIVORCED BUT DESIRED

“‘If a man divorces his wife, and she goes from him and becomes another man’s, may he return to her again?’ Would not that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the harlot with many lovers, yet return to Me,” says the Lord.” ~ Jeremiah 3:1   REFERENCE: Jeremiah 3:1-5   Jeremiah uses striking imagery […]
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TROUBLE

“God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.” ~ Psalm 46:1   REFERENCE: Psalm 46:1-11   No matter who you are or how rich you are, we do not want trouble. Trouble can turn kings into beggars and make strong men cry. It has broken families, drained their resources, and left them […]
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THE BLESSING TRIGGER

“…Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me… 14 For thus says the Lord… ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry, until the day the […]
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RESIST THE SCATTERER

“He who scatters has come up before your face. Man the fort! Watch the road! Strengthen your flanks! Fortify your power mightily.” – Nahum 2:2   REFERENCE: Nahum 2:1-6   In our text, God warns Nineveh that ‘he who scatters’ had come and that they should man the fort, watch the road, strengthen their flanks, and […]
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