Category Archives: Jewish History/Culture

Pride Will Eat You Up

Pride Will Eat You Up
Everyone that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD. Proverbs 16:5 The way we use the word pride today can refer just to a sense of satisfaction or pleasure in our work or ourselves. But pride as it’s used Biblically is an inward feeling of accomplishment that points to self and away…
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Being Known: The Intimacy of God

Being Known: The Intimacy of God
Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart for my holy purpose. I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:5 We all long to be known. Really known. Sometimes it scares us so we hide. But God declares that He knows…
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I am the True Vine

I am the True Vine
I am the True Vine, and My Father is the Gardener.  John 15:1 Jesus once again uses imagery out of the everyday life of His audience. Vineyards were plentiful and many families cared for their own vines. I have two grapevines in my yard. After pruning, I gather the branches and put them in the trash. The…
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I am the Gate

I am the Gate
Therefore, Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. John 10:7 A gate, or sometimes translated door here, has two functions. It can keep those who belong in and it can keep intruders, or other dangers, out. We have already seen Jesus use the shepherd imagery, declaring Himself the Good Shepherd.…
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