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STRENGTH IN WEAKNESS

“Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” ­~ II Corinthians 12:10   REFERENCE: II Corinthians 12:9-10   If you can’t find any weakness, ‘disability,’ disadvantage, or flaw in your life, then maybe you are not human; you […]
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IF YOUR HEART IS WISE

“My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will rejoice – indeed, I myself.” ~ Proverb 23:15   REFERENCE: Proverbs 23:15-16   Our focus verse captures a father’s earnest desire for his son; he expresses the joy he would feel if his son became wise of heart. Why would this be important to the […]
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BEHOLD THE LAMB

“…Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” – John 1:29b   REFERENCE: John 1:29-34 The Baptist’s statement, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!” calls us to take a close look at Jesus and discover Him in His fulness as God’s answer to […]
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HIDDEN IN THE BEDROOM

“But Jehosheba…sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being murdered; and they hid him and his nurse in the bedroom, from Athaliah, so that he was not killed.” ~ II Kings 11:2   REFERENCE: II Kings 11:1-12   It was a chaotic time […]
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YOU SHALL NOT KILL THEM

“Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?” But he answered, “You shall not kill them…” ~ II Kings 6:21-22a   REFERENCE: II Kings 6:13-23   The default mode of many believers is that God must kill enemies. You hear them saying, […]
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QUALIFIED IN THE QUARRY

“And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.” ~ I kings 6:7   Reference: 1 Kings 6:1-7   In the 6th century, Solomon’s Temple was called one of […]
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WORSHIP IN THE WILDERNESS

“Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water….” ~ II Kings 3:15-18 […]
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A.S.K.

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” ~ Matthew 7:7   REFERENCE: Matthew 7:7-11   God extends an invitation and a blank check to us in this verse. It is an invitation to come to God in prayers and supplication; it is […]
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BE LIKE THE BIRDS

“Therefore, I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on…” – Matthew 6:25   REFERENCE: Matthew 6:25-34   It is important to God that you do not worry about the details of your life. Worry is detrimental […]
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