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After reading Isaiah 49:13-16… 13 Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. 14 But Zion said, "The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me." 15 "Can a mother forget the baby...
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Not in a corner, but on every corner, from high to unlearned, the lofty to leper, the halt and the lame, some proud: all ready to earth's salt be, to this very day. He is Lord, Jesus is Lord! He opens the door, in dark lights a torch. He makes sin, the grievous, become almost myth, displaced as...
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Isaiah 49:5-8 5 And now the Lord says- he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength- 6 he says: "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the...
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From Galatians 4:9... But now that you know God--or rather are known by God... In our salvation-relationship with Messiah Jesus, it is revealed to us that God knows us, thus we in turn know him. The knowledge that we are infinitely understood and loved, even though we are infinitely finite,*...
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In the first chapter of 1st Corinthians, the Apostle Paul expresses his concern that some of the believers were treating fellowship with God as a matter of which minister of the Gospel one is following: 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos"...
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1 Corinthians 15:40-41 40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another. 41 The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star...
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2 Chronicles 20 explains how Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, called the people his kingdom together to earnestly pray while invaders from Moab and Ammon threatened them. What followed was like an Early Church charismatic service: (1) United as One 2 Chronicles 20:13 All the men of Judah, with...
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It is a blessing to discover how the Bible is so divinely authored through human hands that the verses, as it were, “network within themselves”, producing a “The Bible explains the Bible” phenomenon. When I find a passage that speaks strongly to me, I like to dig for other passages of the...
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(Pondering the Apostle Paul’s teaching in “Romans” about election and predestination) Based on God’s righteousness and His commandments, the nation of Israel became estranged from God, ushering in the age of the Gentiles, i.e., the Age of Grace. Since then, a remnant among the Gentiles is...
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His hymns are ever in our hearts because He loveth the first to bring us to salvation, into redemption-works. The call of Christ at ev’ry door, He, responding to our thirst, caused many to form remnant choirs, as healers to the hurt. We form a temple not made with hands, with art b’yond...
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Heavenly Father, “Whom have I in Heaven but You?”* That was easily answered: You. And Father, whom have You on earth but those who believe in, hope for and trust in You? This, also easily answered, by those who “have ears” to hear your call and respond in kind. We have You, You have us...
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When King David had Israel bring up the Ark of the Covenant, so that it could be placed in the Tent of Meeting in Jerusalem, David passed the test of zeal for the Lord (2 Samuel 6:14-22). David had such uninhibited joy that his wife was not discerning enough to appreciate his devotion. David...
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(Don't get me wrong. There are a lot of good praise songs out there. Just that . . .) We said we were sorry for the thing that we’ve made it, but even that ballad has been sung like a sacrament. How do we contend--in song not pretend? Where are the reference points? I’m running to your Word...
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Abundance floods over deconstruction, shame buckles, gives way to redemption. The height of the arc of dissipation of thought against God is its ruins. Light of the Father reveals dark structures, an underbelly built above ground. The angel of light flickers, his glory ruptures as Heaven’s...
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(pondering Romans 5:15-19) The blame on one man led to every sin and shame, our sins, placed on the Just One, to our hope and claim. The first Adam grieved the Holy Spirit, estranged; second Adam, in gladdened Spirit, came. Christ now offers right standing for all; many, it’s prophesied, will...
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(after reading Romans 5:1-5 NIV - Peace and Hope - Therefore, since we - Bible Gateway) When we had no power to stand over, tower above sin and the sinister, God’s compassion became sister, hen for our mothering, wings to stem tottering. Once grown, we stand, offering praise for His parenting...
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“I come to the garden alone”. This fellowship altar is only sweet in its aroma of brokenness toward God if I have communicated “Please forgive me” to those I have offended.^ But, the antiquated “Alas!” fits well this frustration: there are so many people whom I cannot go back to. I am...
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Clear and resounding, the Spirit-speaking conscience brings Light, touching thought, impression, word and path. To my soul ‘tis its Audience, applauding and critiquing, some days, obvious, in others shouting, “Act!” In family relation, adoption expectations speak as loud as words, bringing...
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2 Kings 2:9-15 9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" "Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit," Elisha replied. 10 "You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, "yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will...
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That we love God is only amazing because He created, latched onto the want to show that a remnant can’t just throw it away. They don’t call Him, for nothing, “The Rock”, “Strong to Save”. My, what a husband was picked for the Bride! What He eternally proposed will ever abide. A covenant...