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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 125 Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit. (Psalm 32:1, 2) The people of this world consider the rich and the famous as blessed...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 124 'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the LORD Almighty. 'And in this place I will grant peace,' declares the LORD Almighty." (Haggai 2:9) Though all believer's are called to be witnesses of Jesus Christ...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 123 Don't you know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt? (2 Chronicles 13:5) Holding on to the promises of God. That is of greatest importance in our lives. This chapter from...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 122 Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. (Isaiah 65:24) The prophet Isaiah prophesying about the Millenial reign of Christ gives this promise from God to his people living then. Of course there are many who do not believe in...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 121 "Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria: "He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it. By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 120 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. (2 Peter 1:4) The Apostle Peter starts the chapter talking about...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 119 "Honor your father and mother" - which is the first commandment with a promise - (Ephesians 6:2) Not all children would approve of that, but the Word of God is Truth and it cannot be changed. As the verse states, it's the first commandment with a promise...
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    Random Thoughts- 31

    A couple of months back, a middle aged man came to me for treatment of his Diabetes. Lean and slender, not more that 5 ft. in height, he looked pale and worn out. His blood sugar was very high. When I told him that, he said he didn't care. He continued, "Last week I took an overdose of Insulin...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 118 And the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses. (Joshua 3:7) There is a special "Today" for everyone of us who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ. A "Today"...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 117 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, "It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned." Abraham reasoned that...
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    Praise Devotionals- 26

    Praise Devotionals- 26 Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name. (Psalm 74:21) A cry from the heart of the psalmist. The world is one of the rich and mighty and justice often evades the poor. They are oppressed and suffer. Disgrace is often their...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 116 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes, with the princes of their people. (Psalm 113:7, 8) Who would have wondered that the lives of the people mentioned below would change dramatically by the power...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 115 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly. He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 114 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense - Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. (1 John 2:1) What a blessing! You and me, when we sin, we have one who speaks to...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 113 "See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. (Exodus 23:20) A promise given to the Israelites as they travelled towards Canaan; the land of promise. God was sending his angel ahead of the...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 112 'I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten - the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm - my great army that I sent among you. (Joel 2:25) Joel's prophecy begins with the prophetic utterance of impending invasion...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 111 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had: We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 110 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. (Exodus 14:15, 16) Are you...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 109 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:11) In the book of Esther we read of a wonderful blessing that God bestowed upon the...
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    Simple Thoughts On Promises

    Simple Thoughts On Promises- 108 He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who...