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I forgot to post yesterday (the text we read was John 3:1-21). It was a busy day, I never got on the computer. Today's verse comes from the Psalms and it was one I needed to hear. Day 17 – God has done Great Things for us - Psalm 118:19-29 19 Open for me the gates…
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I've been posting scriptures with brief reflection related to the advent season, the time we look ahead to the coming of Christ. You can read about why I am doing this here. Today's scripture is one of my favorites, from Isaiah 55: 55 “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters and you who have…
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I offer two hopeful passages today, written centuries before the birth of Christ. Both look forward to a future day when God will act in some mighty and awesome ways. Day 7 – Peace in the New Creation - Isaiah 11 11 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a…
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Day 5- John's Birth Foretold - Luke 1:5-25 5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and…
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December 3 – Love God, Love Neighbor – Mark 12:28-34 28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” 29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God,…
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David Hershey 