Category: Spiritual Insights (Devotional)
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Shhhhh
Revelation 3:20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Our world is so full of noise. Noise of cars going by, noise of the television or radio, noise of dogs barking,…
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Coke and Peanuts
Proverbs 18:24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. I was born and raised in the south. I love the South, Southern traditions and Southerners. I love our lingo, how we talk slow, how we wave at people we see on the…
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What’s In A Name?
Proverbs 22:1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. Names in the Bible often have significance, telling us something about the person’s attributes or circumstances. Several people in the Bible were given new names, usually after they or their situations changed. Jesus was born into a…
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Disappointment
Matthew 6:1 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. I would love to say that I have not posted lately simply because I have been too busy, but that would only be half truth. True bloggers could call me out really quickly because a true blogger is never…
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Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Titus 3:2 urges us “to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.” I am a visual person. When I read scripture or a book, I actually visualize what I am reading. When I read about Jesus, in the new testament, I can see…
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Your Spiritual Resume
Romans 14:10 You, then, why do you judge your brother or sister? Or why do you treat them with contempt? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written:“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’”So then, each of us will give an account of…
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The Eye Roll
“The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness.” Psalm 145:8 If you had a teenager in your house you are familiar with the eye roll. Maybe you were an eye roller yourself as a teen. Have you noticed that this is a condition that can carry…
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Scar Tissue
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.” 1 Peter 2:24 A physical scars are adhesions on tissue in the body that form after trauma and can affect skin, muscles, ligaments and tendons. As…
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Families Belong Together
1 Timothy 5:8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. The current political debate is whether families should be separated who have illegally crossed into the USA. Months from now it will be off the hot plate and…
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When I Was Helpless
Romans 5:6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. I love the read the bible. I read at various times during the day just because I love to read it. Today I was reading Romans and I read this verse. I have read it many…
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