Tag: life
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Firstborn [1-minute read]
17Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal, is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself. 18And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.–Numbers 8 “In days to come, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ say…
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Order [1-minute read]
1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2“The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard and holding the banners of their family.”…34So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each…
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Honey and Glory [1-minute read]
27It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.–Proverbs 25 Honey in the ancient world was that special treat that you didn’t always have. I remember the days growing up when in my family only my grandmother had a VCR. She would send it our way on…
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Neighbor [1-minute read]
28Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. 29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”–Proverbs 24 1. You live alongside your neighbor. Your family has a special relationship with…
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Just and Right [1-minute read]
3To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.–Proverbs 21 The tension here: This misses the point of the holy life that God expects of me. I used to be this way when I was younger and journeying with addiction. I would live however I wanted and then pray the same…
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Quiet Life
1First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4who desires all…
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Weary [1-minute read]
13As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.–2 Thessalonians 3 This simple verse caught my eye this morning. It has 3 basic parts. Let this verse encourage and guide first your thoughts and then your heart. Your attitude and words/actions will follow. As I write these words, I have a busy life.…
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Heart Discipline
15Drink water from your own cistern,flowing water from your own well.–Proverbs 5 Yes, yes, so the context in this chapter is clearly sexual sin. The married man enticed to commit adultery and have sex with a woman not his wife. Now some reading this chapter (especially women) might be tempted to check out and pass…
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Guard [1-minute read]
23Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.24Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.25Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.26Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.27Do not swerve to the right or…
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Walk [1-minute read]
20So you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.–Proverbs 2 Here is a simple result of following biblical counsel. Do you want this kind of life? I would like to be known as a man who makes good choices and who pursues righteousness. This would place…
Joel M Bradshaw 