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Exodus 13:5-31 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” 6 So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him, 7 and took six hundredContinue reading “It Must Be Done Correctly”

Ecclesiastes 10:13-14 Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness; they chatter on and on. So the noise that surrounds you constantly. Your world is full of people that believe all the foolishness they are fed.  Although this astounds you, instead allow it to teach you. Watch your words.Continue reading “The Noise that Surrounds You”

2 Corinthians 4:1-6 Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us (Paul and his co-workers) this new way, we never give up. We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest knowContinue reading “Here Is What Matters”

2 Corinthians 2:14-17  But thank God! He has made us His captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now He uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by thoseContinue reading “Like a Sweet Perfume”

Job 1:6-7  One day, the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. “Where have you come from?” the Lord asked Satan. Satan answered the Lord, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” Do not miss this. Your enemy wouldContinue reading “I Will Win”

Nehemiah 9:32-37. “And now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of unfailing love, do not let all the hardships we have suffered seem insignificant to you. Great trouble has come upon us and upon our kings and leaders and priests and prophets and ancestors—all of your people—from theContinue reading “Slaves In Your Own Land”

Nehemiah 9:22-24 “Then you (the Lord) helped our ancestors conquer kingdoms and nations, and you placed your people in every corner of the land. They took over the land of King Sihon of Heshbon and the land of King Og of Bashan. You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky andContinue reading “Why Do You Cower?”

Song of Songs 2:10-13  My lover said to me, “Rise up, my darling! Come away with me, my fair one! Look, the winter is past, and the rains are over and gone. The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. The fig treesContinue reading “The Spring is Coming”

Ezra 8:28-30 And I said to these priests, “You and these treasures have been set apart as holy to the Lord. This silver and gold is a voluntary offering to the Lord, the God of our ancestors. Guard these treasures well until you present them to the leading priests, the Levites, and the leaders ofContinue reading “Gifts and Talents”

Ezra 8:21 And there by the Ahava Canal, I (Ezra) gave orders for all of us to fast and humble ourselves before our God. We prayed that he would give us a safe journey and protect us, our children, and our goods as we traveled. For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiersContinue reading “I Am in All”