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Thoughts of God’s Thoughts

Thoughts of God’s Thoughts
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God!    How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. Psalm 139:17-18 The thoughts of God are yakar – precious, weighty, valuable. That is established throughout scripture. But as I’ve read this particular verse in several translations, I notice two different…
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Lean Not: My Fallible Understanding

Lean Not: My Fallible Understanding
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 Sometimes the right path ahead is simple to see, but I find more often that life is complex. God isn’t asking me to figure it out – He says, “trust Me.” Submitting to this can be difficult, yet it can also…
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The Insidious Danger of Laziness

The Insidious Danger of Laziness
Laziness is spoken against very harshly in the Bible. We all move at different speeds, and I am moving slower these days, so where is the line between resting and sloth? Rest is a gift God gives us so we can recharge and continue the work He has for us. Rest is so important that…
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Jonathan, a supporting character

Jonathan, a supporting character
 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength in God. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “My father Saul will not lay a hand on you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Even my father Saul knows this.” The two of them made a covenant before…
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