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“Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.” Isaiah 52:1-2 How quickly dust accumulates in our homes if we let it. My husband was retired before me and so he did the housework for a few years. He did not like dusting, so his solution was to pack away things that he…
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 Where do they come from? You…
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men,…
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“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Psalm 37:4 The word delight signifies intense pleasure. There are many things that we delight in. We delight in spending time with our family. We delight in gathering with friends for fun and fellowship. These are things we enjoy, and they satisfy needs in our lives. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” II Corinthians 5:17 When we give our lives to Jesus, our desires change. We no…
“And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,” I Chronicles 11:17-18. In the lower part of the farm where I grew up there was a spring. Cool clear crystal water flowed from it all year long. If…
1 Samuel 17:34-35 NLT “But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death.” I am totally amazed at how fearless David was in the above scriptures. Can you imagine, you look up and suddenly realize that there is a lion headed your way with one intention in mind,…
So when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward him, he asked Philip, “Where will we buy bread so that these people can eat? ” . . . Philip answered him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.” (John 6:5, 7, CSB) Have you ever had unexpected guests show up at your door, and you panic as you try to figure out what you will serve them? I remember a time when I knew friends planned to visit, but the doorbell rang a day earlier than I expected. I…
