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Category Archives: criticism
wounds of a friend
20241129 wounds of a friend Proverbs 27:1-27 (JDV). Proverbs 27:1 Don’t boast about tomorrow, because you don’t know what a day might bring.Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth — a stranger, and not your own … Continue reading
incorrect correction
20240513 incorrect correction 2 Samuel 6:1-23 (JDV) 2 Samuel 6:1 David again gathered all the fit young men in Israel: thirty thousand.2 Samuel 6:2 He and all his troops set out to bring the ark of God from Baalah in … Continue reading
ignoring criticism
20240314 ignoring criticism 1 Samuel 10:17-27 (JDV) 1 Samuel 10:17 Samuel summoned the people to Yahveh at Mizpah1 Samuel 10:18 and said to the Israelites, “This is what Yahveh, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel out of Egypt, … Continue reading
blessed endurance
20240210 blessed endurance James 5:9-11 (JDV) James 5:9 Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, so that you will not be judged. Look, the judge stands at the door!James 5:10 Take as an example, brothers and sisters, the … Continue reading
let him judge
20240207 let him judge James 4:11-12 (JDV) James 4:11 Don’t disparage one another, brothers and sisters. Anyone who disparages or criticizes a fellow believer disparages the law and criticizes the law. If you criticize the law, you are not a … Continue reading
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untouchable mockers
untouchable mockers Psalm 73:4-9 (JDV) Psalm 73:4 They have an easy life until they die, and their bodies stay well fed. Psalm 73:5 They are not in trouble like mortal humankind; they are not afflicted like Adam. Psalm 73:6 Consequently, … Continue reading
delegating dirty work
delegating dirty work Jeremiah 29:24-32 (JDV) Jeremiah 29:24 Speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and this is what you are to say, Jeremiah 29:25 “This is what Yahveh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You have sent out letters in … Continue reading
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listen to our enemies
Galatians 4:15-20 (JDV) Galatians 4:15 Where, then, is that feeling that you were blessed? Because I testify to you that, if you were able, you would have gouged out your eyes and given them to me. Galatians 4:16 So, have … Continue reading
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Psalms 12:1-3 1 Help, Yahveh, because there is no faithful one left; the loyal ones have vanished from the human race. 2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts. 3 May Yahveh cut off … Continue reading
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withholding judgment
withholding judgment devotions from Jefferson Vann #2335 Numbers 23:7-12 Num 23:7 And Balaam took up his chant and said, “From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, … Continue reading
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