The Seven Loaves

Mark 8:20 – “And when I fed the 4,000 with seven loaves, how many large baskets of leftovers did you pick up?” “Seven,” they said. Here’s a question that should be easy to answer. When God is on your side who can stand against you? (Philippians 4:13) When uncertainty shrouds your mind like a thick fog looming over the highway, whose light is there to penetrate the cloud that deters...
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Look For Understanding In Hardship

James 5:11 – We give great honor to those who endure under suffering.   For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy. Job lost every possession he had, his family, and his health, thus what can a man gain by trusting God who cast such misfortune on his servant. Matter of...
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With Humility Comes Wisdom

Proverbs 11:2 – Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.   Pride is defined as a dignified sense of what is due to oneself. Wisdom is defined as knowing and doing what is right. Neither can correspond with one another, nor can they be placed juxtaposed to one another. Pride is nothing more than a persons reaction to entitlement. Pride is the downfall of man. Pride...
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Beauty Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder

Isaiah 40:6 – Shout that people are like the grass. Their beauty fades as quickly as the flowers in a field. Beauty is held within the eyes of the beholder. In fact, aren’t flowers attractive when plucked?  Don’t they hold their shape and create pleasant aromas in whatever setting they are brought into. However, as time progresses, don’t the petals start to fall and the...
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Blessed Assurance

Psalms 119:38  -Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you.   “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine oh what a foretaste of glory divine,” by Fanny J Crosby. If you were assured of immortality, what would you do? Would you go skydiving? Would you traverse the Sahara desert in search of hidden jewels cached beneath the sand? What if you were assured infinite wealth? Would...
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