Today's Verse: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: ~1 John 2:1 Advocacy work is the work of a person or group representing another person in a legal matter. The advocate stands in the place of the person in need, fully represents him, and makes a compelling argument for his benefit. A successful advocate is a champion defender. He has an unmatched win-loss re

Today's Verse: Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. ~Ezekiel 22:18 I know a lot of people who are bargain hunters when they go shopping. They look for merchandise that is marked downed in price. The markdown could be due to scratches, defects, being a returned item, or being seasonal. Whatever the reason, it does not have the same value as the wh

Today's Verse: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. ~Proverbs 28:13 All of us have experienced failure in one way or another. It could have been a failing grade on a test or class. It could have been a losing season. It could have been a business venture that went out of business. It could have been our inability to live up to a required standard of excellence. Failure hurts. Failure is a setback. Failure make

Today's Verse: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ~1 John 1:9 Many times after someone receives Christ as Savior, they are concerned about what happens when they sin. They are concerned if they will lose their salvation. They are concerned about how to deal with sin after they are saved. So, this morning, let us consider the sin question after we’re saved. We see the impact of our covering.

Today's Verse: And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. ~Genesis 3:9-10 The USA has been the home to many “rags to riches” stories. Sam Walton was one of them. During the years of the Great Depression, Sam milked cows and sold newspapers to help support his family. After graduating from college with a B.A. in Economics, he used $5,000 from the

Today's Verse: And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. ~2 Chronicles 23:19 Back in the 1990s, healthcare costs were spiraling out of control. It was not unusual for employers to see their costs for health insurance increase by 30% or more for several years. The insurance industry developed health maintenance organization products that would curb the increase in costs by requiring primary care ph

Today's Verse: For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. ~Psalm 38:4 Have you ever felt like you were in over your head in something? Being in over your head is an idiom that describes how you feel about a situation that is occurring in your life. David was in over his head in a situation that he could not undo. Everyone who knew something about David’s situation doubted his credibility. He was bewildered and at an extreme m

Today's Verse: But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? ~Matthew 15:3 Do...

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Today's Verse: And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And...

Today's Verse: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not...

Today's Verse: Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and...

Today's Verse: This they said, tempting him that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the...

Today's Verse: And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid...

Today's Verse: And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to...

Today's Verse: Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work...

Today's Verse: The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that...

Today's Verse: The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks...