1 Chronicles 28-29 / Romans 5:6-21/ Psalm 15 / Proverbs 19:18-19 I’ve heard the argument that the Old Testament portrays God as angry, hard, and lacking in desire for intimate relationship with His people. It is true that there were only a few who God spoke with on an intimate level – at least from …
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1 Chronicles 26:12-27:34 / Romans 4:13-5:5/ Psalm 14 / Proverbs 19:17 Everyone wants to protect both their family and their property. Whether you choose security systems, a guard dog, to be trained in the proper use of firearms, etc. everyone has some type of security in mind. It’s sad to think that there are people …
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1 Chronicles 24:1-26:11 / Romans 4:1-12/ Psalm 13 / Proverbs 19:15-16 My counselor used to tell me I had trust issues. This was after a year of meeting with her, and it seemed that every time we came up against a thought pattern that needed correction and healing, it was connected to lack of trust. …
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1 Chronicles 22-23 / Romans 3:9-31/ Psalm 12 / Proverbs 19:13-14 Most of us want to do the right thing. We want to please our parents as children, although some of us can be mischievous! We want to please our families, our bosses, those we go to church with, and most of all we want …
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1 Chronicles 19-21 / Romans 2:25-3:8/ Psalm 11 / Proverbs 19:10-12 If you’re like me, you don’t want to go into a fight, disagreement, or scary situation alone. Maybe there are some who say they are fine standing up to a bully by themselves, but I prefer to have a buddy along – someone who …
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1 Chronicles 16:37-18:17 / Romans 2:1-24/ Psalm 10:16-18 / Proverbs 19:8-9 The goodness and kindness of God, although undeserved by all of us, is poured out on every single person on earth. This kindness is poured out whether we are aware and whether we receive and are thankful for God’s Grace to us or not. …
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1 Chronicles 15:1-16:36 / Romans 1:18-32 / Psalm 10:1-15 / Proverbs 19:6-7 When you hear the word “idols” what is your first thought? Do you think of actual statues made of stone or wood? Or do you think of anything that we place ahead of God in our affection? Both are true. Here is the …
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1 Chronicles 12:19-14:17 / Romans 1:1-17 / Psalm 9:13-20 / Proverbs 19:4-5 I talked a few days ago about friendship, and in that post, I talked about “givers” and “takers”. I assert we must be both, maybe not at the same moment in time, but as an overall picture we cannot be only one or …
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1 Chronicles 11:1-12:18 / Acts 28 / Psalm 9:1-12 / Proverbs 19:1-3 I’ve had many friends over my lifetime. There are some from childhood that I am still connected to but I rarely if ever see them. I have friends all around the world as well as all over the United States. I’ve lost friends. …
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1 Chronicles 9-10 / Acts 27:21-44 / Psalm 8 / Proverbs 18:23-24 When I was younger, I thought I knew everything. I was too wise in my own eyes. Now that I’m older, even though I have more wisdom and knowledge, I feel I have so much to learn. Then I was not as inclined …
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