Category Archives: patience
trying to prevent conflict
trying to prevent conflict Judges 11:1-28 (JDV) Judges 11:1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a capable warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. Judges 11:2 Gilead’s wife bore sons for him, and when they … Continue reading
those yet unconvinced
those yet unconvinced Judges 5:10-18 (JDV) Judges 5:10 You who ride on white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and who travel on the road, give praise! Judges 5:11 Let them tell the righteous acts of Yahveh, the righteous deeds … Continue reading
waiting on the dawn
waiting on the dawn Lamentations 3:1-9 (JDV) Lamentations 3:1 I am the man who has seen misery under the rod of God’s wrath.Lamentations 3:2 He has driven me away and forced me to walk in darkness instead of light. Lamentations … Continue reading
how to wait for Jesus
how to wait for Jesus 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 (JDV) 1 Thessalonians 1:8 You see, the word of the Lord rang out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place that your faith in God has gone … Continue reading
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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hurry up and wait
hurry up and wait Joshua 3:1-2 (JDV) Joshua 3:1 Joshua started early the next morning and left the Acacia Grove with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan and stayed there before crossing. Joshua 3:2 After three … Continue reading
no sequel
no sequel Jeremiah 52:31-34 (JDV) Jeremiah 52:31 On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, King Evil-merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin … Continue reading
small beginnings
small beginnings Acts 16:11-15 (JDV) Acts 16:11 From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis, Acts 16:12 and from there to Philippi, a Roman colony and a leading city of the … Continue reading
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false starts
false starts Acts 16:6-10 (JDV) Acts 16:6 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia; they had been forbidden by the Sacred Breath to speak the word in Asia. Acts 16:7 When they came to Mysia, they tried to … Continue reading
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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