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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 18: Political Expediency
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 17: Restoration
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 16: Spiritual Surgery
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 14: The Counsels of Men
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 13: God’s Symmetrical Tapestry
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Category Archives: Christian Life
The 700th Post** – Submission to God’s Judgments
Leviticus 10:1-3 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron, Abihu, judgments, Moses, Nadab, submission, worship
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Flies in the Ointment
1 Thessalonians 2:12; Ecclesiastes 10:1 Walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is … Continue reading
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Tagged character flaws, conduct, improprieties, little sins, sanctification
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Walking with God in a Very Wicked World
2 Peter 3:10,11; Genesis 5:21-23 The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth … Continue reading
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Tagged Enoch, holiness, marriage, perseverance, sanctification
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A Time to Laugh
Ecclesiastes 3:1,4 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. ROBERT HAWKER (1753-1827): If we … Continue reading
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Tagged delight, God, grace, joy, laugh, laughter, Providence
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Two Thoughtful Questions With One Good Answer
Matthew 22:17; Jeremiah 4:14; Philippians 4:8 What thinkest thou? How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, … Continue reading
Two Mites Enriched With Mighty Lessons
Mark 12:41-44 Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, kindness, love, self-denial
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An Ebenezer for New Year’s Eve
1 Samuel 7:12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. ALEXANDER MacLAREN (1826-1910): Where that gray stone stands no man knows … Continue reading
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Tagged Ebenezer, help, New Year's Eve, praise
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The Need for Watchfulness in Old Age
1 Kings 11:4 It came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian life, grace, old age, watchfulness
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A Special Reminder & An Encouragement to Elderly Believers
2 Peter 1:13,14; Joshua 13:1 I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord … Continue reading
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Tagged grace, old age, usefulness
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Full Bellies & Fat Hearts
Luke 21:34; Psalm 119:70 Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness. Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): Two things we must … Continue reading
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Tagged fat, gluttony, over-eating, over-indulgence
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