Category Archives: courage
the righteous killer
20230521 the righteous killer Psalm 106:28-31 (JDV) Psalm 106:28 They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.Psalm 106:29 They angered Yahveh with their deeds, and a plague broke out against them.Psalm 106:30 But Phinehas … Continue reading
beware official investigations
20220819 beware official investigations Ezekiel 14:6-11 (JDV) Ezekiel 14:6 “Therefore, say to the household of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord Yahveh says: Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your repulsive things.Ezekiel 14:7 … Continue reading
clarity, courage, commission
clarity, courage, commission 1 Timothy 1:3-4 (JDV) 1 Timothy 1:3 As I urged you when I went to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus so that you may direct certain people not to endorse different doctrine 1 Timothy 1:4 or to pay … Continue reading
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passing through Baca
passing through Baca Psalm 84:5-8 (JDV) Psalm 84:5 Fortunate is the person whose strength is in you, those whose hearts have found a highway to you. Psalm 84:6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a … Continue reading
the most unlikely hero
the most unlikely hero Judges 6:25-40 (JDV) Judges 6:25 On that very night Yahveh said to him, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old. Then tear down the altar of Baal that belongs to your … Continue reading
God at work through her
God at work through her Judges 4:11-24 (JDV) Judges 4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the sons of Hobab, Moses’s father-in-law, and pitched his tent beside the oak tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh. … Continue reading
a culture of compromise
a culture of compromise Judges 3:5-13 (JDV) Judges 3:5 But they settled among the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. Judges 3:6 The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and … Continue reading
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passing the ark
passing the ark Joshua 3:16-17 (JDV) Joshua 3:16 and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass that extended as far as Adam, a city next to Zarethan. The water flowing downstream into the Sea of the … Continue reading
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sources of strength and courage
sources of strength and courage Joshua 1:6-9 (JDV) Joshua 1:6 “Be strong and courageous, because you will distribute the land I swore to their fathers to give them as an inheritance. Joshua 1:7 Above all, be strong and very courageous … Continue reading
crisis moments
crisis moments Psalm 59:1-2 (JDV) Psalm 59:1 Rescue me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who rise up against me. Psalm 59:2 Rescue me from those who practice failure, and save me from men of bloodshed. crisis … Continue reading
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