Daily Archives: July 15, 2013

no reward

Ecclesiastes 9:1-10   The Preacher lives in a world where there are no guarantees of success, even if one does what is right.  Rewards for righteous living are “in the hand of God” which means that they are out of … Continue reading

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band-aids on broken arms

Jeremiah 8:4-9:22   Even when the officials of the people understood that they were doomed and dying, they simply tried to calm everyone down with false assurances of peace.  But Jeremiah knew that there was no peace.  The people tried … Continue reading

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