

Don't fall on your sword!
1 Chronicles 10:3-5,7 GNT The fighting was heavy around Saul, and he was hit by enemy arrows and badly wounded. [4] He said to the young man carrying his weapons, "Draw your sword and kill me, to keep these godless Philistines from gloating over me." But the young man was too terrified to do it. So Saul took his own sword and threw himself on it. [5] The young man saw that Saul was dead, so he too threw himself on his sword and died. [7] When the Israelites who lived in Jezre
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Condensation over my spirit
1 Corinthians 13:12 GNT What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete-as complete as God's knowledge of me. Today I can't see the garden very well because condensation has covered the glass impeding the view. Of course, I know it's there but the image is marred and blurred. Outside Condensation Good window insulation: Water on the outer pane means your double or triple-pane glass is d
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Distress
Jeremiah 16:19 CSB LORD, my Strength and my Stronghold, my Refuge in a time of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, "Our ancestors inherited only lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all." We all face times of distress (great pain, anxiety, or suffering of the mind or body)! It can demonstrate like a spiritual straight jacket, paralizing prayer and positive activity. There is only one place to turn at these times - to the eve
3 days ago2 min read


Jesus' "homework"!
Matthew 9:13 NLT Then He added, "Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: 'I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.' For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners." This parched land is at last receiving some rain after many days of drought. We hope it will be plentiful and gentle penetrating the thirsty ground. Yet, even as I write, it is stopping. Shakespeare wrote about mercy in his play The Merchant of Ve
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