1 Samuel 3:10 The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the difference between hearing and listening. ‘Hearing’ as the “process, function, or power of perceiving sound; specifically: the special sense by which noises and tones are received as...
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20 March 2023 – Crosswords – Part 2
Luke 15:17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!. The prodigal son gave heed to the wrong advice of scoundrels and left his father’s house with his share of the property. He had, set off for a...
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19 March 2023 – Crosswords – Part 1
Jeremiah 15:16 When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies. The dictionary meaning of ‘crosswords’ puzzle is a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to the clue....
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18 March 2023 – The Fear of the Lord – Part 7
Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord The Fear of God is an anointing that rested upon Jesus. It is an anointing that kept Him aligned with His purpose on earth and kept Him connected to the Heavenly Father. Jesus said, I will never say anything that I have not heard my Father...
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17 March 2023 – The Fear of the Lord – Part 6
Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Wisdom is application of knowledge. Wisdom converts head knowledge into words and deeds. Being directed by the reverential fear of God will help us make wise decisions and speak words of wisdom. Even casual...
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16 March 2023 – The Fear of the Lord – Part 5
Galatians 2:12 When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision. Fear of God liberates us from the fear of...
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15 March 2023 – The Fear of the Lord – Part 4
Judges 2:11-12 Then Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord and served Baals. They forsook the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshipped various other gods of the people around them. After Israelites settled in the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey, they...
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14 March 2023 – The Fear of the Lord – Part 3
Exodus 20:20 Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” There are three kinds of fear – human or natural fear, demonic fear and holy fear. Fear is that natural inbuilt defensive mechanism of...
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12 March 2023 – The Fear of the Lord – Part 1
Proverbs 14:16 The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure. Fear is an unpleasant emotion that causes pain, panic and perturbations but ‘Fear of the Lord’ is a reverential fear of losing the intimacy and closeness with God. Fear of God is not a terror that God...
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11 March 2023 – The Face of God – Part 7
Revelation 1:14 The hair on His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like blazing fire. John the disciple of Jesus had a vision of Christ in the Island of Patmos where John was incarcerated for his faith. When I saw Him, I fell at his feet as though dead...