Hosea: The Broken Heart of God How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel (Hosea 11:8 NASB)? I want to tell you a story. This tale is not all from the Scriptures, but it is scriptural. It did not originate with me; I have just rewritten […]
Category Archives: Gleanings from the Word
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Jun
Jun
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. (1 Timothy 3:16 ESV) There is a mystery of godliness. Sometimes, the Bible may seem almost unintelligible and may meant to be […]
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May
May
In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes again. 1 […]
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May
May
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:2 ESV) “The essential condition of receiving light from heaven is not our sophistication but our simplicity.” Alistair Begg. The Apostle Paul kept it simple. Once at my church, I had a friend named Vance. One of the first […]
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May
May
Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.” (Isaiah 38:21 ESV) Many of the healings recorded in the Bible combine the natural and the supernatural. Healings often take place through prayer accompanied by a natural action. God and medicine often work together. […]
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Apr
Apr
“Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:54b-55 ESV) The Apostle Paul argued, “For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised” (1 Corinthians 16 ESV). If both are not raised, neither are nor will be raised. You […]
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Mar
Mar
You can identify fools just by the way they walk down the street! (Ecclesiastes 10: 3 NLT) As a “young and prideful” Christian, Kris Langham of Through the Word started reading through the Book of Proverbs. It was so obvious to him how foolish people were. He said it was almost “laughable” how stupid people acted […]
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Mar
Mar
From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I (Psalms 61:3 NASB). God Never Promised Us a Rose Garden When you come to faith in Christ, you will experience love. joy, and peace. But we fail to mention that these […]
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Feb
Feb
Her brother and her mother said, “Let the young woman remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go.” But he said to them, “Do not delay me, since the Lord has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master.” Genesis 24:55-56 ESV Delayed Obedience […]
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Jan
Jan
And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What did you see, that you did this thing?” Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, ‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife. Besides, she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father though not […]