Tag: bible
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Z and Mary
18And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”… …34And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”–Luke 1 I highlighted two responses. Gabriel punished the first and didn’t punish the second. Why the…
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Rock Bottom Humility
32When the humble see it they will be glad;you who seek God, let your hearts revive.33For the LORD hears the needyand does not despise his own people who are prisoners.–Psalm 69 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. (1 Peter 5:6) David was calling on God to save…
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Pause and Consider
1May God be gracious to us and bless usand make his face to shine upon us, Selah2that your way may be known on earth,your saving power among all nations.3Let the peoples praise you, O God;let all the peoples praise you!–Psalm 67 Praying for God to bless you is not a bad thing. In fact, the psalmist…
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The Tension of Perspective
10For you, O God, have tested us;you have tried us as silver is tried.11You brought us into the net;you laid a crushing burden on our backs;12you let men ride over our heads;we went through fire and through water;yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.–Psalm 66 On one side is a crushing…
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The One Worth Waiting For
1For God alone my soul waits in silence;from him comes my salvation.2He alone is my rock and my salvation,my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.–Psalm 62 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no…
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David Sang of God’s Strength
16But I will sing of your strength;I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.For you have been to me a fortressand a refuge in the day of my distress.–Psalm 59 King Saul was coming after David. He had sent ment to kill him and watch his house. David’s family was in danger.…
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Finally, Be Strong in the Lord
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,…
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A Verse for Each Spouse
22Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 25Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her–Ephesians 5 Both of these verses are counter-cultural. I encourage you to take them in reverse order. The husband loves and serves his wife sacrificially. The wife submits to the husband…
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Kind, Tenderhearted, Forgiving
32Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.–Ephesians 4 There are almost 60 “one another” verses in the New Testament. These provide wonderful homework assignments for the married couples that I counsel. Today’s verse is a famous one. The key reminder is your forgiveness by Jesus. Since Jesus…
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The Gentile Mystery
6This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.–Ephesians 3 And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. (Galatians 3:29) Paul had been ministering to Gentiles and was writing to a Gentile church.…
