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I am Mephibosheth

The Gilead town of Lo-debar was a place no one really wanted to be. Lo-debar means no pasture, no word or no communication. It symbolizes desolation and lack of hope. It doesn’t seem like you’d be there if you had other options. Mephibosheth was in Lo-debar. He was the son of Jonathan and the grandson…
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New Creation

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17 We are a new creation. Kainos, the Greek word new, refers to a new or different nature. It is not time bound, as in old versus new. This new nature will always be…
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Aphiemi – Let it Go

I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of His name. 1 John 2:12 Forgiveness can be transactional, like cancelling a debt, but there is a richer flavor to it than that. Aphiemi, often translated forgive, means to let go or release. It suggests the idea of not…
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Uzza: The Inadequacy of Man’s Strength

The Hebrew word Uzza is similar to our word, strength, and is used in the human sense of strength. There are several Biblical characters with that name, with Uzza the Levite being the most well-known. His story has often left me a little uncomfortable with what to think. Uzza was moving the ark of God,…
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