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- Sep 11, 2019
- 3 min
Lost Time
Today’s Verse: And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled. ~Numbers 6:12 There have been times when I have spoken with men and women who have reached retirement age, and some of them have said: “I wish I could relive my life. I cannot make up for the days that are lost.” It is tough when we lose a sports compe
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- May 7, 2019
- 3 min
Young and Old
Today’s Verse: The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head. ~Proverbs 20:29 Solomon made many wise summations when the Holy Spirit moved him to write the book of Proverbs. Proverbs helps us to understand the right pursuit in life, how to be the right person, how to make the right decisions, and how to develop the right people skills. God allowed Solomon to listen to and counsel with every facet of human experience. Our devotion this mo
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- Apr 26, 2018
- 3 min
Counting the Days
Today’s Verse: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. ~Psalm 90:12 The superscription to Ps. 90 reads, “A prayer of Moses.” Moses was filled with a great awe concerning the eternality of God. This psalm was most likely written in the later years of his life during the wilderness wanderings. In this psalm, he is praying for God to be merciful upon the Israelites. This psalm is about the days in this life that they had left. It is about making
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- Apr 10, 2018
- 3 min
Time-Keepers
Today’s Verse: Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. ~Ephesians 5:16 In all sporting competitions, contestants are dealing with time constraints. Runners and swimmers race to beat a previous time. Basketball and football players must use their playing time wisely to beat the competition. They try to score as many points as they can before time runs out. As the minutes and seconds count down, they are very wise and prudent with the use of timeouts to outwit the compet
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- Oct 22, 2017
- 3 min
The Lord's Delays
Today’s Verse: When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. ~John 11:6 How well do you respond to an unexpected delay in your schedule? Life is filled with many unexpected delays. I am thinking about the delays that we experience standing at the checkout counter of a store due to customers ahead of us who seem to take a long time to process their items. I think of delays on our already congested freeways due to accident
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- Oct 18, 2017
- 3 min
What's in Your Bag
Today’s Verse: “And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.” ~1 Samuel 17:40 In this day of terrorism and safety concerns, most places frequented by large blocks of the public such as airports, court houses, museums, and even churches have individuals assigned to inspect people who enter with shopping bags
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- Oct 17, 2017
- 3 min
Young at Heart
Today’s Verse: “And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.” ~1 Samuel 17:33 Depending on your age, the word “youth” might have different meanings. In general, we all tend to think of youth as anyone under age 21: someone old enough to have entered adulthood, but young enough they still identify with younger people maturity-wise. Saul took one look at David and said, “
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