Tag: contrasts
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Glorious Contrasts
Hebrews 12:18-24 “For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. For they could not endure the order that was given, ‘If even a beast touches the…
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Contrasts
Joshua 24:15 “And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” The life of one who…
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A Study in Contrasts
John 19:1 “Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him.” Often the Lord uses similes and metaphors to teach us in His Word. For example, He tells us He’s like a Great Shepherd, a Great Physician, and a protector who wants to shelter His people like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. However, God also…
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Like Stars in the Sky
Philippians 2:14-15 “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky” Although the stars are shining all the time, we never see them except at night. It’s in the darkness that they…
To Encourage You 