Category Archives: relationship with God

the Sinai six

Leviticus 7:35-38 Lev 7:35 This is the portion of Aaron and of his sons from Yahveh’s fire offerings, from the day they were presented to serve as priests of Yahveh. Lev 7:36 Yahveh commanded this to be given them by … Continue reading

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ripple effect

Leviticus 4:8-12 Lev 4:8 And all the fat of the bull of the mistake offering he will remove from it, the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails Lev 4:9 and the two … Continue reading

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gossip game

1 Corinthians 8:1-3 1Co 8:1 Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about what is happening. But knowledge makes a person arrogant, love builds him up. 1Co … Continue reading

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worry engines

1 Corinthians 7:32-35 1Co 7:32 But I want you to be free from unnecessary worry. One who is unmarried worries about the things of the Lord, how he may accommodate the Lord; 1Co 7:33 but one who is married worries … Continue reading

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remember him before

IT’S ALMOST TOO LATE Ecclesiastes 12:5-8 5 People should remember him before they get afraid of a high place and of scary things on the road; before the almond tree blossoms, before the grasshopper drags himself along, and the caper … Continue reading

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no pleasure left

DON’T WASTE YOUR PRIME TIME Ecclesiastes 12:1-4 1 But you should remember your Creator in those days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “There is no pleasure left in … Continue reading

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forgotten wisdom

WALK WITH WISDOM Ecclesiastes 9:13-18    13 I also came across this wise saying under the sun, and it impressed me.  14 There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded … Continue reading

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unfair game

BEING FIRST TO THE TRAP IS NOT THE GOAL Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 11 I turned to see that the race under this sun does not go to the swift ones, and the battle does not go to the warriors, and neither … Continue reading

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your reward in life

ENGAGE, BUT REMEMBER Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 7 Go on, eat your bread with gladness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; because God has already shown approval of your works. 8 Let your clothes stay white all the time, and … Continue reading

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that one place

STOP RACING RATS! Ecclesiastes 6:3-6 3 If a man has a hundred children and lives many years, so that the years of his age are many, but his soul is not satisfied with life’s enjoyable things, nor is he properly … Continue reading

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