Category: Bible Studies
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God’s True Desire
What does God really want from us? God’s true desire for His children is that they will open their ears to His Word and yield their bodies to doing His will. Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did…
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A Pastor’s Heart
“As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.” 1 Samuel 12:23 NIV At the core of a Pastor’s heart are two central responsibilities he/she has…
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More…and Less
He must increase, but I must decrease. (John 3:30, NKJV) The above words were spoken by John the Baptist when some of his disciples and the Jews came to report to him that Jesus had started baptizing, and everyone was going to Him. John was quick to remind them that he had…
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Meditation: Cast your Burden
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved (ESV) – Psalm 55:22 If I cast my burden on the Lord, sharing my thoughts, concerns, and worries with Him rather than bearing them alone, He will sustain me. The…
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Day 11: Faith, Unfeigned #28DayChallenge
Today, I want to share a few thoughts on faith, particularly in connection with the adjective “unfeigned” as used in the King James Version of the Bible. If you use more modern versions such as the NKJV or NIV, the word will likely be rendered “sincere” or “genuine”. In the…
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Waiting
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. (Psa. 27:14, NIV) I don’t like waiting. Whether for a divine promise or a human verdict, I like to see or experience the things I am expecting as soon as I am aware they are on…
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Genesis 3: Thoughts on the Fall
This morning, I read chapter 3 of the biblical book of Genesis as part of my daily devotion. This chapter chronicles the fall of humanity through disobedience to God’s instruction and subsequent eviction from the garden of Eden. I would like to share a few thoughts that came to mind…
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Ecclesiastes: how the world really works
We all have a dainty picture of how our lives should pan out, of how all of life should operate. We expect to do good and experience good, to love and be loved, work hard and prosper, build up wealth and enjoy it. We expect that good things should happen…
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Jonah – the prophet who rebelled
The Bible is full of the stories of many prophets, many of them with eponymous books in the Bible, full of the messages God sent them to deliver to various recipients. While a few of them had some of their personal stories told, majority are known mostly for the messages…
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Compelled by the Spirit
“And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there. Acts 20:22 (NIV) Have you ever gone to a place solely on account of God’s will? Or maybe taken a decision only because you were persuaded it was what God wanted?…
Chronicles of a Journeyman 