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Have you ever had someone make up lies about you? I have, and it hurts! What hurts the most is not the attack on my character, but that we were once friends. In those times, I knew the truth and wanted others to know it. I also knew the faults of that person and wanted…
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Fear, foe, and frailty…these words sum up all that David was facing when he wrote Psalm 6. He was being assaulted at every point possible – mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. How overwhelmed he must have felt! It appears as if he experienced issues related to personal health when he said, “I am weak, heal…
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David was a man of prayer and devotion in the morning (Psalms 5:3, 55:18, 59:16-17; 88:14; 92:3). He did not let his circumstances dictate his schedule with God. I’ll admit, I’m more rested in the morning and can focus better on the things of the Lord. Sometimes, all that has happened in a day puts…
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Almost every country song has some kind of sad story line to it. Can you hear someone singing, “My ex cheated, somebody got drunk, it ain’t working out, it’s all over, and I’m gonna get you for that.” Those seem to be some crazy recurring song themes. How depressing! One thing about Christian music is…
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Have you ever felt like everyone was out to get you, even your family? That’s what David was experiencing when he wrote Psalm 3. David penned this psalm of lament while fleeing Jerusalem when his son Absalom led an uprising to take the kingship from him and kill him (2 Samuel 13-19)! Well, doesn’t that…
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Do you ever get upset when you hear about a law being presented or passed that goes against God and His Word? What about when world leaders blatantly speak or take stands that contradict Biblical principles? I have to admit I’ve felt the emotions of anger as I have seen politicians push unbiblical agendas. I…
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Everyone desires the blessings of God, but not everyone pursues them. How do you know you are blessed? Or, the opposite, how do you know you are cursed? God told Israel He would reward them if they obeyed and punish them if they disobeyed Him (Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 28). A worldly view of blessings is…
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Have you ever given up on someone? The Apostle Paul did, at least temporarily. Mark was a cousin of Barnabas (Colossians 4:10) that accompanied Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey (Acts 13:5). We aren’t told exactly what happened, but Mark deserted them (Acts 15:38). This was a crucial time in the beginning of…
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Verse of the day: “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God…
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Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” – Matthew 4:4 I remember when I caught a cow in the wild…yes, that’s what I said. A few years ago my wife called and said she spotted a small cow in…
stephen R Harrison 