Tag: selfish
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Self-Absorbed Samson
14When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. 15And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put out his hand and…
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Behind the Scenes
56Thus God returned the evil of Abimelech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers. 57And God also made all the evil of the men of Shechem return on their heads, and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.–Judges 9 First, what was the curse of Jotham? Go back…
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Address the Thoughts
5The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.–Proverbs 12 One of the running subplots of the book of Proverb is who you identify with. You are either acting like the wise person or the fool. You are either listening to Lady Wisdom or Madam Folly. Here, you are either…
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Incline My Heart
36Incline my heart to your testimonies,and not to selfish gain!–Psalm 119 We continue our section by section journey through the longest chapter of the Bible! Here, the psalmist brings up a very key principle. Our hearts will naturally be inclined towards selfishness and pursuits of the self. The only hope we have to pursue other…
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Your Own Counsel
11“But my people did not listen to my voice;Israel would not submit to me.12So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts,to follow their own counsels.–Psalm 81 Asaph at times quoted God in this psalm. Here is one of those moments. What was God’s message? His people refused to do two things and so God…
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Align Those Desires
4Delight yourself in the LORD,and he will give you the desires of your heart.–Psalm 37 We live in a world that encourages us to follow our hearts, to recognize our passions and let them lead us in our choices. We are told to find out what brings us most pleasure and pursue that thing. Just focus…
Joel M Bradshaw 