Tag: life
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Leave the Simple Ways
6Leave your simple ways, and live,and walk in the way of insight.”–Proverbs 9 In the book of Proverbs, you are heeding the call of one of two ‘women’–Lady Wisdom or Madam Folly. Let’s unpack this verse with three statements. Those of us who follow Jesus already understand these. But, frankly, every person is a disciple…
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Two Yokes
14Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?–2 Corinthians 6 Here is a stock photo I found of an ancient yoke for oxen. To be unequally yoked was to put two oxen together that were so different that they would not pull…
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When Jesus Is on Your Side
2if it had not been the LORD who was on our side when people rose up against us, 3then they would have swallowed us up alive–Psalm 124 [Note: to you who receive this as an email, the format was crazy yesterday. I don’t know why it ended up that way, but sorry about that!] I journey with…
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Rejoice and Be Glad
24This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.–Psalm 118 My perspective each day is challenged by this verse. Today is God’s day. He made it. It belongs to Him. Today’s purpose is ultimately found in giving God glory and longing for His will to be done in and…
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Imitation
1And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.–1 Corinthians 11 This was finishing Paul’s point. You’ll recognize my favorite verse in there again. I wrote about it yesterday. So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the…
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Life Verse
31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.–1 Corinthians 10:31 This summer my wife, kids, and I were at a Family Camp weekend up at The Woods camp. https://www.thewoodscamp.org. We were challenged to prayerfully choose a verse of the Bible and make it our family’s…
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Two Spheres of Existence
33I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”–John 16 (with emphasis) Jesus had just got done speaking about a timing coming when he would be taken and they would all scatter. It would no…
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Chosen and Appointed
16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide…–John 15 (with emphasis) Jesus told the 12 that day that they were not the choosers, but instead were the chosen. Their existence as followers of Jesus was because Jesus chose…
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God Uses What’s There
8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are they for so many?”–John 6 I remember my parents bought a children’s book version of this Bible story when I was a child. And I recall especially liking the…
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Fear and Desire
11Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good? 13Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.14Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.–Psalm 34 When we…
Joel M Bradshaw 