Monthly Archives: September 2017

consecrated context

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2145 2 Corinthians 1:1-2 2 Cor 1:1 Paul, a missionary sent by Christ Jesus because that is what God wants, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God that is at Corinth, consisting of all the … Continue reading →

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frustrated or fruitful?

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2144 Hosea 14:8-9 Hos 14:8 O Ephraim, why am I still having to deal with the idols? I am the who answers and looks after you. I am like an evergreen cypress; your fruitfulness comes from me. … Continue reading →

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the heart for healing

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2143 Hosea 14:4-7 Hos 14:4 I will heal their defection; I will love them freely, because my anger has turned from them. Hos 14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the … Continue reading →

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take words with you

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2142 Hos 14:1 Turn back, Israel, to Yahveh your God, since you have stumbled because of your iniquity. Hos 14:2 Take words with you and turn back to Yahveh; say to him, “Take away every violation; accept … Continue reading →

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no reason for rescue

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2141 Hosea 13:14-16 Hos 13:14 Should I rescue them from the power of Sheol? Should I redeem them from Death? O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? My eyes see no reason … Continue reading →

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right time, wrong question

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2140 Hosea 13:10-13 Hos 13:10 Where is your king now, can he rescue you in all your cities? Where are all your leaders– those about whom you asked, “Give me a king and princes”? Hos 13:11 I … Continue reading →

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lion food

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

  devotional post # 2139 Hosea 13:7-9 Hos 13:7 This is why I act like a lion to them; like a leopard I will lurk beside the road. Hos 13:8 I will ponce upon them like a bear robbed of … Continue reading →

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forgetting what you know

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2138 Hosea 13:4-6 Hos 13:4 But I am Yahveh your God from the land of Egypt; you are to admit knowing no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. Hos 13:5 It was I … Continue reading →

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walking dead

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2137 Hosea 12:14-13:3 Hos 12:14 Ephraim has bitterly irritated him; so his Lord will leave his death sentence on him and will repay him because his disgrace. Hos 13:1 When Ephraim spoke, there was terror; he had … Continue reading →

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prophecy for hire

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Jefferson Vann

devotional post # 2136 Hosea 12:10-13 Hos 12:10 I spoke onto the prophets; it was I who made many visions, and gave parables at the hand of prophets. Hos 12:11 Because there is iniquity in Gilead, they will surely come … Continue reading →

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