Tag: Abraham
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Finishing Well
Hebrews 11:20-22 “By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.” True faith finishes well. That…
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It’s Everything!
Hebrews 11:17-19 “By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, of whom it was said, ‘Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.’ He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he…
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Do you know where you’re going?
Hebrews 11:8 “And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” I love the sayings of Yogi Berra. One of my favorites is “If you don’t go to your friends’ funerals, they won’t go to yours!” Profound, isn’t it? Here’s another one: “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” …
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The Blessings of Melchizedek
Hebrews 7:4-7 “See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils! And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham. But this man who does not have his…
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The chosen people
Psalm 135:4 “For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession.” Most of us have heard the term “God’s chosen people” as applied to the nation of Israel. When one hears this who is not a Jew, a typical reaction might be “What about me? Are the Jews better than me? …
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Heaven
John 14:2 “If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?” Do you realize that there is absolutely nothing more certain for the believer than heaven? It’s a place we’ve all heard about, but it’s so difficult to conceptualize. Some people just don’t believe there…
To Encourage You 