Tag: meditation
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So what is there to talk about?
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and…
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Consider Jesus
Hebrews 3:1 “Consider Jesus” If the book of Hebrews and in fact the entire Bible could be summed up in two words, I suppose those two words would be those above: consider Jesus. The word “consider” here means “to observe fully; to fix one’s eyes or mind upon.” So, have you done that today? As…
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Alone Time
Mark 4:10-11 “And when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parables. And He said to them, ‘To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God . . .’” 2020 was a time when words became part of our vocabulary that we would not have even considered prior to that…
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Some Thoughts on Self-control
Philippians 4:8-9 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with…
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On Meditation
Philippians 4:6-8 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God . . . whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of…
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Are You Ready?
2 Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” Has anyone ever asked you the following question: “So, what has God been teaching you lately?” If they did ask it, would you have an answer? I had…
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Soils
Mark 4:10, 13 “And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables . . . And he said to them, ‘Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?’” As was often Jesus’ approach to the questions of his apostles, He answered them with…
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A Path to Joy
Mark 4:10,13 “And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables . . . And he said to them, ‘Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?’” In Mark’s account of Jesus’ parable of the sower, it is revealed that Jesus explained the…
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Our thought life
Psalm 139:17-18 “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.” Do you know God? How much do you think about Him? Do you go days without any thoughts about Him? …
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A penny for your thoughts . . .
Psalm 119:147-148 “I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise.” What’s the first thing you think about each morning and what’s the last thing you think about each night? If you are like many, perhaps the first…
To Encourage You 