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Mephibosheth: Child of the Father

Mephibosheth: Child of the Father
Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem and ate continually at the king's table, despite his lameness.  2 Samuel 9:13 The friendship between David and Jonathan is well known, both for its strength as well as its unlikeliness. Jonathan was King Saul’s son, and heir to his throne. But God had given that mantle to David instead. When…
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His Plan

His Plan
He gave them what they wanted but sent meagerness into their souls.  Psalm 106:15 I’ve got a bad picker sometimes. I ask for things that aren’t in His plan. They aren’t bad things, in fact most of them I would call good, at least for me. But that doesn’t mean they fit into His overall…
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Pesach: Guarded by His blood

Pesach: Guarded by His blood
Pesach (Passover) comes from pey samech chet. These words can be translated as skip or leap, which is where we get the idea that He passed over (skipped) the houses with the blood. But the words also can mean protect or guard. The Pesach feast celebrates God’s protection for those who placed the lamb’s blood…
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God, My Sustainer

God, My Sustainer
Even to your old age and gray hairs    I am He, I am He who will sustain you.I have made you and I will carry you;    I will sustain you and I will rescue you.  Isaiah 46:4 God promises to be our sustainer – sead in Hebrew, meaning to support or sustain. To sustain is to protect and strengthen.…
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