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22June2009 Genesis 24:49

49 Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so I may know which way to turn. This servant has been away from home for months. He just wants to accomplish his task and get home. He sounds like soldiers who deploy for months atContinue reading “22June2009 Genesis 24:49”

21June2009 Luke 21:28

28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near. These words of action come at a time of great contrasts. The previous verses have spoken about everything on earth that is solid being shaken. Turmoil of land, sea and heavens are signs ofContinue reading “21June2009 Luke 21:28”

20June2009 Ephesians 6:6

6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. There is a great word in the original language that I just have to comment about. It is literally “eye-servant”. Think of that. Are you bound byContinue reading “20June2009 Ephesians 6:6”

19June2009 Luke 21:18

18 But not a hair of your head will perish. This is an extraordinary statement coming in the middle of a proclamation that some will be killed for their faith! If we are killed, how can the hair of your head not be involved? Jesus knows that this body is only a temporary dwelling. WeContinue reading “19June2009 Luke 21:18”

18June2009 Luke 21:12

12 “But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. It seems so strange that when Jesus talks about the persecution that the disciples will go through,Continue reading “18June2009 Luke 21:12”

17June2009 Genesis 24:27

27 saying, “Praise be to the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.” Have you ever felt abandoned, left alone, forgotten? If you have, you areContinue reading “17June2009 Genesis 24:27”

16June2009 Luke 24:42-44

42 David himself declares in the Book of Psalms: “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand 43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”‘ 44 David calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” How many times have you read or heard something and then suddenlyContinue reading “16June2009 Luke 24:42-44”

15June2009 Genesis 24:20

20 So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels. There is nothing extra ordinary about this story. This young girl sees the stranger, he asks for water, she gives him water and provides for his camels. And yetContinue reading “15June2009 Genesis 24:20”

14June2009 Genesis 24:14

14 May it be that when I say to a girl, ‘Please let down your jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your camels too’—let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to myContinue reading “14June2009 Genesis 24:14”

13June2009 Genesis 24:6

6 “Make sure that you do not take my son back there,” Abraham said. Sometimes we need to make a complete break with our past. That is what Abraham wants for his son Isaac. Abraham is getting ready to die and he knows it. He wants to make sure that his son does not marryContinue reading “13June2009 Genesis 24:6”