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“But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.” —Matthew 11:19 By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. —Proverbs 3:19-20              Jesus said, “For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander” (Matthew 15:19).  The actions or deeds of a person comes from who that person is on the inside.  There are actions, as mentioned here, that are evil that start with evil thoughts.              On the other hand, there are deeds that are proved right because they are done by faith and…

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. —Psalm 13:5              We are to love God and love people (Matthew 22:37-40).  I love You Lord and “I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.”  Jesus, it utterly astounds me when I think what You have done for me.  Your willingness to come to this planet as a baby, live among us for 33 years, allow Your own creation to kill You, then rise from the dead, appear to Your disciples over a period of 40 days, ascend back to heaven, sending Your Holy Spirit to dwell in Your disciples and will…

Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you.” —Genesis 31:3 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. —Matthew 10:14 Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. —Psalm 12:1              Jacob was faithful to what our Lord God spoke to him.  When he was told to “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you,” he did so.  There are those who…

To Jacob our Lord said, “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.” —Genesis 28:14              This promise was first given to Abraham, then to Isaac and now to Jacob.  Indeed, Jacob’s “descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.”               That promise continues through…

Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” —Matthew 9:2              Faith in our Lord as you are working with others can have a great impact on their lives.  These four friends strategized together as to how they were going to get their friend near Jesus.  They knew Jesus could heal him if they could just get His attention.  They would carry him to the house where Jesus was at, thinking they would enter the door.  But when they arrived, they saw they couldn’t get in because of the crowd. …

In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. —Psalm 10:4 Why does the wicked man revile God?  Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”? —Psalm 10:13 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. —Proverbs 3:7              There are many who are “wise in their own eyes” and do not “fear the Lord and shun evil.”  Many prideful, wicked men do “not seek him.”  In their “thoughts there is no room for God.”  But I find it interesting that these prideful people think that “He won’t call (them) to…

“I came today to the spring and said, ‘O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, if now you are prospering the way that I go, behold, I am standing by the spring of water. Let the virgin who comes out to draw water, to whom I shall say, “Please give me a little water from your jar to drink,” and who will say to me, “Drink, and I will draw for your camels also,” let her be the woman whom the Lord has appointed for my master’s son.’  “Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. I…

Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, ‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’ —Genesis 20:11 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. —Psalm 9:10              In a moment of failure, Abraham allowed his wife to be taken to be Abimelek’s wife.  He did this to save his own skin, thinking that they will see beauty of Sarah and kill Abraham to take her.  So Abraham told they people that she was his sister.  He did not tell them that she was his wife.  Abaham did…

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? —Psalm 8:3-4              What do you think about when you look up into the night sky at the stars?  I cannot help but think how small I am.  The universe and all that is in it is the work of His fingers.  He has placed the moon and stars exactly where He wanted them.  For thousands of years the moon has been circling the earth just like it is presently doing.  Billions of people have…

So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing…” —Genesis 16:13 The Lord said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” —Genesis 18:10 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. —Matthew 6:6 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. —Matthew 6:17-18              Are you going…