The Jews were carried away captive to Babylon in 605 BC. This physical captivity ended as the prophecy predicted 70 years later. The Book of Revelation talks about a spiritual Babylon and the captivity of God’s people. “So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And...
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Give God all the glory. There are consequences to not bringing glory to God. “For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools...
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In the midst of sickness, heartbreak, loss, fear, anxiety, sorrow, all that may come upon you, God is always present and can give you the faith and hope needed to face another day. Ezekiel was in captivity when visions came to him from God. It gave him hope and courage...
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Sometimes, we may feel weary (Hebrew word rava, faint or thirsty) or sorrowful. Struggle to sleep and our restless. The Lord can fill us back up; we need to receive His restoration, and our cup will overflow when we do. “For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have...
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I rented a VRBO when my nephew came to Florida to help us for a week. There was simply no place for him to stay. The house had a sign with a set of “House rules.” The sign was straightforward in laying out the dos and don’ts. The thought occurred...
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There has been much controversy about a new movie that has come out on sex trafficking. We must not lose sight of what the Lord says about this issue. “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have...
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Do we see as Jesus sees? He doesn’t look away from us when we are sinful and dirty. He knows it is not easy to erase our past. He forgives our sins and remembers them no more. “He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You...
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Another Dachshund lesson. As I watched my dogs go after a frog this morning, wagging their tails profusely. They demonstrated what you do when you go after the enemy, and he turns on you. This morning my dogs had a frog surrounded at a tree’s base, and then the frog...
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