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God in Granite

“The Rock!  His work is perfect, for all His ways are just;” Deuteronomy 32:4 NASB Rock – The Hebrew word sur is used 75 times in the Old Testament.  Many of those uses are metaphorical.  Here, God is likened to a rock.  The attributes of God described by this term are compelling and comforting to…
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Biblical Free Speech

Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. Hebrews 10:35  NASB Confidence – In the world of Babylonian entitlement, we often find the claim of free speech at the top of the list.  Today we are sensitive to the oppression of the press, to the manipulation of the media and to…
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Sin in Repose

sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.   Genesis 4:7  NASB Crouching – Genesis chapter 4 is the story of Cain and Abel.  It is a story that we have probably known since childhood.  It is the story of the results of allowing the yetzer ha’ra…
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I See You

for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.  1 Samuel 16:7  NASB Heart – This is only a part of verse 7, but a very important part.  Even more interestingly, the translation from the New American Standard (above) is not exactly what…
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Wake Up Call

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.  Romans 13:12  NASB Cast off – In the English language, we have only two “voices” (a grammatical term) – active or passive.  But in Greek, there is…
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Not Alone

For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.   Psalm 91:11 NASB Guard  – Human trials and temptations often leave us feeling as if we are all alone in this life.  In our struggles we imagine that no one really knows us under our skin.  We sometimes feel…
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