Category Archives: guidance

following the ark

following the ark Joshua 3:6 (JDV) Joshua 3:6 Then he said to the priests, “Carry the ark of the covenant and go on ahead of the people.” So they carried the ark of the covenant and went ahead of them. … Continue reading

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moral compass

moral compass Psalm 54:3 (JDV) Psalm 54:3 You see, strangers rise up against me, and violent men intend to kill me. They do not let God guide them. Selah moral compass David is convinced that if his enemies really knew … Continue reading

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him, I know

him, I know Jeremiah 39:11- 40:6 (JDV) Jeremiah 39:11 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gave orders, via Nebuzaradan, captain of the guards, concerning Jeremiah: Jeremiah 39:12 “Take him and look after him. Don’t do him any harm, but do for him … Continue reading

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walking in the wrong direction

walking in the wrong direction Jeremiah 5:20-31 (JDV) Jeremiah 5:20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob; proclaim it in Judah, saying: Jeremiah 5:21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people. They have eyes, but they don’t see. They have … Continue reading

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the next step in his plan

the next step in his plan Acts 22:30-23:11 (JDV) Acts 22:30 The next day, since he wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and instructed the chief priests and all the … Continue reading

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letting them go

letting them go Acts 13:1-3 (JDV) Acts 13:1 Now in the congregation at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. Acts 13:2 … Continue reading

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patience to keep knocking

patience to keep knocking Acts 12:6-19 (JDV) Acts 12:6 When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, tied up with two chains, is sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the … Continue reading

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pre-work

pre-work Acts 10:1-8 (JDV) Acts 10:1 There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment. Acts 10:2 He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did … Continue reading

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our end of the contract

our end of the contract Deuteronomy 27:1-3 (JDV) Deuteronomy 27:1 Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, and this is what he said: “Watch every command I am giving you today. Deuteronomy 27:2 When you cross the Jordan … Continue reading

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carcasses and goat milk

  carcasses and goat milk Deuteronomy 14:21 Deuteronomy 14:21 “You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to a guest within your city gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. … Continue reading

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