September 2024
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Poetry has always been interesting to me and that has everything to do with the English and literature classes I took in high school. My high school literature teachers were tough but they helped me understand the meaning behind the poetic lines. Looking back, their classes were probably college level and when I went to
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In what is most likely the oldest psalm and Moses’ only psalm, (although he may have written Psalm 91), Psalm 90 contrasts the eternal existence of a holy God with temporary life of sinful man. While Moses rightfully acknowledged God existed before creation and was the Creator of everything (v. 2), He was also a
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Unlike humans, God keeps all His promises. Joshua 21:45 says, “Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.” While at times we may perceive God as slow, unconcerned, or even backslidden in His promises, one can be certain “for no matter how many promises God has made, they
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Wounds can be healed by the Lord, but sometimes scars remain. I’ve got a couple of scars. One on my elbow from a bike wreck when I was 9, one on my neck from ironing my shirt while it was on (I know, dumb), one on my pinky when my friend almost cut it off
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There are some who base their success and worth on their family name. Others take pride in being from a more prominent city. I once had in my mind that people who live in big cities like New York or Los Angeles were more important and successful than those who lived in small towns. I
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It’s only through the lenses of faith and humility that we can truly see the greatness of God’s character and goodness of His plan. When we are prideful and selfish, we tend to foolishly believe our character and plans are better than they are and able to solve any problem we have. In Psalm 86,
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Because of their rebellion and disobedience, the Jewish people were taken captive into Babylon for seventy years (Jeremiah 29). There is always consequence for sin, the biggest being separation from the Lord. When we feel that separation and desire to be restored to the Lord, repentance is beginning to take place in our hearts. It
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Two leadership qualities needed for making best decisions for your church not just right now, but especially right now, are HUMILITY and COURAGE. Both are necessary. They balance each other. Courage without humility will make rash decisions. Humility without courage will make no decisions. Together, they bring about wisdom. I didn’t say they’d make everybody
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“Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord
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I used to have a habit of journaling. It included some highlights, prayer requests, and praise moments from my day. This is my attempt to start that back. Best Memory of the Day: I got to send the whole day with family at Lake Hamilton for Labor Day. We tubed, swam, and had a fish
stephen R Harrison 