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Hannah’s Prayer

Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the Lord's temple.  In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the Lord.  And she made a vow, saying, "O Lord Almighty,...

Mary or Martha?

As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.  She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said.  But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be...

Don’t Worry About It!

Don’t Worry About It! "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?  Look at the birds of the air; they do not...

Out of Gas

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NIV)  It’s a thing of beauty:  a glistening silver 1955 Porsche 356 2-door convertible. ...

Bronze and Iron

"Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel      and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord      and invoke the God of Israel--      but not in truth or righteousness-- you who call yourselves citizens...

Servant Life

"The poor and needy search for water,      but there is none;      their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them;      I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. I will make rivers flow on barren heights,      and springs within the valleys....

Restoration

But now, this is what the Lord says-- he who created you, O Jacob,      he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you;      I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters,      I will be with you; and when you pass...

What’s Wrong with the World?

"To whom will you compare me?      Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One.  Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:      Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one,      and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty...

     Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses...

Blessed #8

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,      for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your...

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