Exodus 5:22-7:25 / Matthew 18:21-19:12 / Psalm 23 / Proverbs 5:22-23 Imagine yourself a prisoner in a foreign land and forced into slave labor. Your family has been in this situation for many generations. Maybe you have no idea that freedom is possible. Maybe you do have hope that someone will come rescue you and …
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Exodus 4:1-5:21 / Matthew 18:1-20 / Psalm 22:19-31 / Proverbs 5:15-21 Today’s reading caught my humorous side! Sometimes when I’m reading, I put myself into the scene trying to imagine what it must have looked like. I tend to read the Bible, putting a “holy” spin on it (and maybe you do the same thing), …
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Exodus 2:11-3:22 / Matthew 17:10-27 / Psalm 22:1-18 / Proverbs 5:7-14 The story in Genesis and Exodus is already many hundreds of years long. We’ve gone from the excitement of Abram being called by God to go to a land God promised to give him to several generations later and the people of God still …
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Genesis 48-49 / Matthew 15:29-16:12 / Psalm 20 / Proverbs 4:20-27 Later, after they crossed to the other side of the lake, the disciples discovered they had forgotten to bring any bread. “Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” I can understand the disciples being confused at this statement. …
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Genesis 46-47 / Matthew 15:1-28 / Psalm 19 / Proverbs 4:14-19 They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb. What are they? What could possibly be more valuable than gold and sweeter than honey? 7 The instructions of the LORD are perfect, reviving …
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Genesis 44-45 / Matthew 14:13-36 / Psalm 18:37-50 / Proverbs 4:11-13 I chased my enemies and caught them; I did not stop until they were conquered. I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet. Are y’all ready to see my warrior side? Ready or not, here I come! Those …
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Genesis 42:18-43:34 / Matthew 13:47-14:12 / Psalm 18 16-36 / Proverbs 4:7-10 There were two pieces in today’s reading that grabbed my heart and attention, and they are similar in feel and meaning to me. The first is Matthew 13:47 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a fishing net that was thrown into the water …
Genesis 41:17-42 / Matthew 13:24-46 / Psalm 18:1-15 / Proverbs 4:1-6 The parable of the wheat and the weeds is being played out in the earth today. Both the wheat and the weeds have been planted together and the Lord is separating the two, proving who belongs to Him and who does not. And this …
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Genesis 39:1-41:16 / Matthew 12:46-13:23 / Psalm 17 / Proverbs 3:33-35 It’s interesting that the dreamer has now become a dream interpreter. It also seems as if he’s been humbled during his time in captivity and prison. I don’t know how many years Joseph was held in Egypt, but it was a time of hidden …
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Genesis 37-38 / Matthew 12:22-45 / Psalm 16 / Proverbs 3:27-32 Have you ever shared a dream, hope or fear with a family member or friend only to be made fun of? I’m sure we all have, and I’m sure we remember the sting of it. Some of us when stung the first time, clam …
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