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“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” (Psalm 139:23-24) I believe all of us appreciate openness and honesty in others. If we are purchasing an appliance, we want the store to be truthful in its advertising. If we are investing our money, we want transparency from the investment firm on how our money will be handled. If we become business partners with someone, we expect transparency and integrity as part of that partnership. And we certainly…
Proverbs 17:9 “Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” We women tend to dwell on things, and I can honestly say that I am guilty as charged. My mind wanders and before long I have made up an entire, and quite ridiculous, scenario…
Romans 12:4 “Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.” How boring would life be if we all fit into one mold? We need…
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“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 One of the main causes of traffic accidents is distracted driving, especially by people using cell phones to text or talk. Several years ago, while traveling on a major highway, we kept passing and then being passed by a car, driven by a man with a newspaper spread out on his steering…
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7 Jesus manifested mercy to the thief on the cross. He showed mercy to the woman who was brought to Him accused of adultery. The daily Bible reading this last week or so has been about David. Yesterday I read the story of him and his men being in a cave when King Saul came in. David had been fleeing for his life for some time, and it seemed to his men that this chance had come for him to kill King Saul and end the pursuit. But David refused…
“Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures” (Luke 24:45, English Standard Version). My morning reading of the Bible has been somewhat different this week. I have read the same chapter every day. It’s fairly short, only twenty-nine verses, but I haven’t made it to the end of the chapter yet. Perhaps I will get there in a few more days. Why has it taken me so long to read a few verses? It is so rich with so much to absorb, and it’s easier to do it in small bites. We each probably have our own way of…
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 I was reading this second chapter of Ephesians in my devotionals this morning and it spoke to my heart in a new way. The New Living Translation reads: “God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.” I…
