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Praising Him with the Skin of my Teeth

My skin and my flesh cling to my bones;I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth. Job 19:20 Job said that he escaped death and destruction with only the skin of his teeth. He was lamenting that he was down to skin and bones, barely alive and left with nothing else. The expression…
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The Lord lift up His Countenance upon you

The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-25 This strange but poetic phrase, “lift up His countenance,” has several suggestions towards what it may mean. Indeed, it has also…
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The Lord Keep You

The Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  Numbers 6:24-25 After bending low to be with us, the Lord then extends His protection over us. We ask Him to keep us.…
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The Lord Bless You

Jesus taught us to pray, giving us what we call the Lord’s prayer. In the Old Testament, we see a model of giving a blessing when the priests were ordered to pray for the Israelites. The Aaronic blessing is not specifically addressed to us but we can learn from the example and discover the heart…
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