Going deeper with Jesus
This writing is about a friend who taught me a lot.
Jonah, Chapter 2, Commentary 1 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, Jonah got to the point of humility. He realized here that he had tried to flee from the Lord, but that was impossible. He lost the competition. God didn’t kill him for his disobedience and foolishness. He put Jonah into a situation where he would soul […]
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I love the Book of EstherYou see Gods hand working in many waysGod prepared situations and elevated those who served Him above those who hated Him God was directing the king’s heart You see courage and valor, submission and crying out to God, trusting Him, knowing His ways,retribution and godly honor given to those who
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God was careful to add some of the faults of the characters in The Bible. We see Abraham was afraid to let anyone know Sarah was his wife because she was so beautiful. And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. Genesis 28:2Can we say
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They say hindsight is 20/20. We don’t always know the value of something until we have passed it by. We also may not know the importance of something we do or don’t do until the opportunity is long gone. Have you ever prayed a prayer that you forgot about and you find out your prayer
I used to not like Paul.I know the Lord inspires scripture and not one word is in the bible that shouldn’t be, but Paul, as the messenger, brought us many specifics.He specified certain things that are thought of as old-fashioned to some. All scripture is inspired by God.So, what does that mean about Paul and
Offer at least one prayer when you encounter the enemy through someone.Offer at least one prayer when someone ticks you off. Pray for your enemies. Pray for those who persecute you. Pray for those who mock the Lord Jesus. Pray for those who serve other gods. Pray for those who destroy life. Pray for those
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There are many shepherds that are not following God’s direction.God never wants us to fully trust in any man. Jesus said follow Me. He never said Follow a Shepherd. The Shepherds are to feed the flock. The Shepherds are to care for the flock. Their job is to oversee us, to help us to stay
Jesus spoke in parables. Sometimes I think in parables. It is the way He teaches me from time to time. He brings to life lessons in life and helps me to understand His perspective that way. I got a spider bite on Wednesday on my inner calf. I wasn’t sure it was a spider bite,
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One more day, a Prayer of Thanksgiving I have one more day on this Earth Lord to follow YouOne more day to seek Your compassion and mercyOne more day to listen for Your wisdomOne more day to let my bygones be bygonesTo love someone who needs Your loveTo help someone who needs Your helpI have
God speaks to His prophets. Yes, He gives them His words to give to others, but He always had relationships with His prophets. The Bible has many conversations when God spoke to His prophets, which were conversations between Him and each of them, and us as we read them. Jonah heard from the Lord:Now the
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