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Continue reading →: Hannah’s Prayer
As for Hannah, she was very distressed. She prayed to the LORD and was, in fact, weeping…It turned out that she did a great deal of praying before the LORD. Meanwhile Eli was watching her mouth. As for Hannah, she was speaking in her mind. Only her lips were moving;…
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Continue reading →: Good Advice for Rulers of the Earth
So now, you kings, do what is wise;you rulers of the earth, submit to correction.Serve the LORD in fear.Repent in terror.Give sincere homage.Otherwise he will be angry,and you will die because of your behavior,when his anger quickly ignites.How blessed are all who take shelter in him! Psalms 2:10-12 (NET Second…
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Continue reading →: The Decree
“I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD:He said to Me, ‘You are My Son,Today I have begotten You. ‘Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance,And the very ends of the earth as Your possession. ‘You shall break them with a rod…
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Continue reading →: The Lord Responds
He who sits in the heavens laughs,The Lord scoffs at them.Then He will speak to them in His angerAnd terrify them in His fury, saying,“But as for Me, I have installed My KingUpon Zion, My holy mountain.” Psalms 2:4-6 (NASB) What’s is the Lord’s response to those who plot against…
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Continue reading →: Freedom
The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king. They say, “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us. Let’s free ourselves from their ropes.” Psalms 2:2-3 (NET) This is the attitude of the world towards biblical Christianity –…
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Continue reading →: The Nations Rebel
Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? The kings of the earth form a united front;the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king. Psalms 2:1-2 (NET) Today we see rebellion everywhere. It manifests in lawlessness, violence, and wickedness masquerading as good.…
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Continue reading →: Free to Choose
May your hand help me,for I choose to obey your precepts. I long for your deliverance, O LORD;I find delight in your law. Psalms 119:173-174 (NET Second Edition) We all get to choose our world view, which is essentially our spirituality. This forms the lens through which we view ourselves,…
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Continue reading →: The Forceful Removal of the Church
Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52…
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Continue reading →: Seated in the Heavenly Realms
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him, since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened, so that you can know what is the hope of his calling, what is the…
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Continue reading →: The Resurrection and the Kingdom of God
I have a hope in God (a hope that these men themselves accept too) that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people. Acts 24:15-16…