Tag: promises
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The rashest of vows!
Judges 11:30-35 “And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites…
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Promises
Psalm 119:140 “Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.” Have you ever promised anyone anything? One of the things my wife and I discussed from time to time when our children were young was that we should be very careful about our promises. Although we love our children more than our own…
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The faithful One
Psalm 119:90 “Your faithfulness continues through all generations . . .” Christianity is not a fad. It’s not some new thing for which everyone jumps on the bandwagon like so many other things in this world. People seem to always be searching for the next new theory of living, or the next new book, new…
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Wishes
John 15:7 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” From our earliest years we’ve learned to wish for things. It’s like when we blew out the candles on our birthday cakes as little children and were told to first “Make…
To Encourage You 