Category Archives: encouragement

joy of restoration

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250501 joy of restoration Nehemiah 8:1-18 Nehemiah 8:1 all the people gathered together at the square before the Water Gate. They asked the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the Instruction of Moses that Yahveh had given Israel.Nehemiah 8:2 … Continue reading →

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the reverser

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250405 the reverser Ezra 6:1-22 Ezra 6:1 King Darius gave the order, and they searched in the library of Babylon in the archives.Ezra 6:2 But it was in the fortress of Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll … Continue reading →

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clarity

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250404 clarity Ezra 5:1-17 Ezra 5:1 But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them,Ezra 5:2 Zerubbabel, … Continue reading →

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gift of each other

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Jefferson Vann

20250223 gift of each other Song of Songs 5:2-9 (JDV) Song of Songs 5:2 I was sleeping, but my heart was awake. A sound! My love was knocking! Open to me, my sister, my companion, my dove, my perfect one. … Continue reading →

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a well inside

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20241114 a well inside Proverbs 14:1-35 (JDV). Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.Proverbs 14:2 Whoever lives with integrity fears Yahveh, but the one who is devious in … Continue reading →

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a fellow elder

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

20240820 a fellow elder 1 Peter 5:1-4 (JDV) 1 Peter 5:1 I encourage the elders among you as a fellow elder and witness to the sufferings of Christ, as well as one who shares in the glory about to be … Continue reading →

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Can this be Naomi?

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Jefferson Vann

20220527 Can this be Naomi? Ruth 1:19-21 (JDV) Ruth 1:19 The two of them traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival and the local women exclaimed, “Can this be … Continue reading →

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night with the troops

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

night with the troops Joshua 8:9-13 (JDV) Joshua 8:9 So Joshua sent them out, and they went to the ambush site and waited between Bethel and Ai, to the west of Ai. But he spent that night with the troops.Joshua … Continue reading →

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bottle and book

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

bottle and book Psalm 56:8-9 (JDV) Psalm 56:8 You yourself have recorded my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? Psalm 56:9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call. This … Continue reading →

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throat melt

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

throat melt Psalm 42:11 (JDV) Why, my throat, are you melting away? Why are you in such uproar? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise him, my Savior and my God. throat melt The Hebrew word nefesh … Continue reading →

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