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God’s Sifting & Testing of Gideon’s Troops

Judges 7:1-6 Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, … Continue reading

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Watching for God’s Answers to Our Prayers

Psalm 5:2, 3; Psalm 130:5 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my … Continue reading

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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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Satan Takes Sleeping Saints By Surprise

Matthew 26:41; Job 7:1        Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.        Is there not an appointed time for man upon earth? THOMAS MANTON (1620-1677): Our life is a continual warfare―“an appointed time.” The same [Hebrew] word … Continue reading

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