Tag: devo
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No, Not Yet, Not You
3“You know that because of the wars waged against my father David from all sides, he could not build a temple for the Name of the Lord his God until the Lord put his enemies under his feet. 4But now the Lord my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster. 5I intend, therefore, to build…
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Samson and Solomon
29God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. 30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.–1 Kings 4 17Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the Lord, “What is your…
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A Heart of Understanding
9So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”–1 Kings 3 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. (Deuteronomy 6:4)
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Don’t Choose Yourself Over God
26To Abiathar the priest the king said, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. You deserve to die, but I will not put you to death now, because you carried the ark of the Sovereign Lord before my father David and shared all my father’s hardships.” 27So Solomon removed Abiathar from the priesthood of the Lord, fulfilling the word…
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What Standard Do You Live By?
2“I [King David]am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, 3and observe what the Lord your [Crown Prince Solomon] God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses.–1 Kings 2
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A You More Like Boaz or Saul?
49At this, all Adonijah’s guests rose in alarm and dispersed. 50But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. 51Then Solomon was told, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will…
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Light and Your Life
23For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life…–Proverbs 6
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What Does Discipline Look Like?
15Drink water from your own cistern,flowing water from your own well.–Proverbs 5
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Guard Your Heart
23Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. 24Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. 25Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. 26Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. 27Do not…
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Eight Heart Questions
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.–Proverbs 3 5Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding 6in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your…
Joel M Bradshaw 