Category Archives: forgiveness

what he knew about God

20250319 what he knew about God Micah 7:14-20 (JDV) Micah 7:14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock you possess. They live alone in a woodland surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in ancient … Continue reading

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what Job knew

20240624 what Job knew Job 15:1-35 (JDV) Job 15:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:Job 15:2 Does a wise person answer with empty counsel or fill himself with the hot east wind?Job 15:3 Should he argue with useless talk … Continue reading

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the door to the house

20240531 the door to the house Hosea 14:4-8 (JDV) Hosea 14:4 I will heal their apostasy; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them.Hosea 14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom … Continue reading

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waiting to forgive and restore

20230525 waiting to forgive and restore Psalm 106:44-46 (JDV) Psalm 106:44 When he heard their cry, he took note of their distress,Psalm 106:45 remembered his covenant with them and relented according to the abundance of his covenant faithfulness.Psalm 106:46 He … Continue reading

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forgive us this day

20230522 forgive us this day Psalm 106:32-33 (JDV) Psalm 106:32 They angered Yahveh at Meribah’s water, and Moses suffered because of them;Psalm 106:33 because they embittered his breath, and he spoke rashly with his lips. Like, Moses, you can suffer … Continue reading

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Father’s forgiveness

20230410 Father’s forgiveness Psalm 99:8-9 (JDV) Psalm 99:8 Yahveh our God, you answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their sinful actions.Psalm 99:9 Exalt Yahveh our God; bow in worship at his sacred mountain, … Continue reading

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condemnation or compassion?

20221012 condemnation or compassion? Ezekiel 23:43-49 (JDV) Ezekiel 23:43 Then I said concerning this woman worn out by adultery: Will they now have illicit sex with her, even her?Ezekiel 23:44 Yet they had sex with her as one does with … Continue reading

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his proven record

his proven record Psalm 85:1-3 (JDV) Psalm 85:11 Yahveh, you showed favor to your land; you restored captive Jacob. Psalm 85:2 You forgave your people’s guilt; you covered all their failure. Selah Psalm 85:3 You withdrew all your fury; you … Continue reading

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like an enemy

like an enemy Lamentations 2:1-5 (JDV) Lamentations 2:1 How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion with the cloud of his anger! He has thrown down Israel’s glory from the sky to the land. He did not acknowledge his footstool in … Continue reading

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he is faithful –we are not

Psalm 65:1-3 (JDV) Psalm 65:1 Praise is rightfully yours, God, in Zion; vows to you will be fulfilled. Psalm 65:2 All humanity will come to you, the one who listens to prayer. Psalm 65:3 Violations overwhelm me; only you can … Continue reading

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