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Think Before You Speak

36. So she said to him, “My father, if you have given your word to the LORD, do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, because the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the people of Ammon.” Judges 11:36 Jephthah became the leader in Israel and asked the Lord to grant him victoryContinue reading “Think Before You Speak”

Look What I Did!

Then Gideon made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, Ophrah. And all Israel played the harlot with it there. It became a snare to Gideon and to his house. Judges 8:27 Gideon had just defeated the Midianite Kings. He then asked his men for all the earrings and other goldContinue reading “Look What I Did!”

Blow and Shout!

Get up! The Eternal has given you victory over the army of Midian! We strike now. 16 He divided the 300 men into three companies, and he gave them all trumpets and empty jars with torches placed inside of them.17 Watch me. Do what I do. When we come to the outskirts of their camp, do what youContinue reading “Blow and Shout!”

Come Here, Child

The day is coming when you will make a request in My name, but I will not represent you before the Father. 27 You will be heard directly by the Father. The Father loves you because you love Me and know that I come from the Father. John16:26-27 – The Voice Jesus is preparing the disciples forContinue reading “Come Here, Child”

Home Sweet Home

“I’ve loved you the way my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in my love. If you keep my commands, you’ll remain intimately at home in my love. That’s what I’ve done—kept my Father’s commands and made myself at home in his love. John15:9-10 Jesus had just described the metaphor of the vineContinue reading “Home Sweet Home”

Do Doo, Do Doo

Then he said, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You address me as ‘Teacher’ and ‘Master,’ and rightly so. That is what I am. So, if I, the Master and Teacher, washed your feet, you must now wash each other’s feet. John 13:12-13 Jesus has just finished washing the disciple’s feet. MuchContinue reading “Do Doo, Do Doo”

OH No, Not Them

“If anyone hears what I am saying and doesn’t take it seriously, I don’t reject him. I didn’t come to reject the world; I came to save the world. But you need to know that whoever puts me off, refusing to take in what I’m saying, is willfully choosing rejection. John 11:47 – The MessageContinue reading “OH No, Not Them”

Don’t You Care?

43 Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”45 Many of the people who were with Mary believed in Jesus when they saw this happen. John 11:43-45 Martha, Mary and Lazarus were good friendsContinue reading “Don’t You Care?”

Walk the Talk

If I don’t do the things my Father does, well and good; don’t believe me. But if I am doing them, put aside for a moment what you hear me say about myself and just take the evidence of the actions that are right before your eyes. John 10:36-37 Jesus has been using the idea ofContinue reading “Walk the Talk”

Wise In Whose Eyes?

2-4 Don’t run from tests and hardships, brothers and sisters. As difficult as they are, you will ultimately find joy in them; if you embrace them, your faith will blossom under pressure and teach you true patience as you endure. And true patience brought on by endurance will equip you to complete the long journey and cross the finish line—mature, complete, and wantingContinue reading “Wise In Whose Eyes?”