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July 24: Judges 7, Acts 11, Jeremiah 20, Mark 6

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:01:00 +0000

Judges 7 ( Listen ) Gideon’s Three Hundred Men 7:1? Then Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people who were with him rose early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. The LORD said to Gideon, “The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’ Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from Mount Gilead.’” Then 22,000 of the people returned, and 10,000 remained

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July 24: Judges 7, Acts 11, Jeremiah 20, Mark 6

July 3: Job 26-28, Acts 11

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:01:00 +0000

Job 26-28 ( Listen ) Job Replies: God’s Majesty Is Unsearchable 26:1? Then Job answered and said: “How you have helped him who has no power! ?? How you have saved the arm that has no strength! How you have counseled him who has no wisdom, ?? and plentifully declared sound knowledge! With whose help have you uttered words, ?? and whose breath has come out from you? The dead tremble ?? under the waters and their inhabitants. Sheol is naked before God, ?? and Abaddon has no covering

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July 3: Job 26-28, Acts 11

May 16: 1 Samuel 17, Psalm 119:49-56, 2 Corinthians 9-10

HENRY WILLAIMS — Sun, 16 May 2010 07:01:00 +0000

1 Samuel 17 ( Listen ) David and Goliath 17:1? Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. And they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

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Daily Light for April 27

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:01:00 +0000

Morning This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.”—And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.—For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.?.?.?.

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April 15: Psalm 105, Leviticus 12, Isaiah 11-12, 2 Corinthians 8-9

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:01:00 +0000

Psalm 105 ( Listen ) Tell of All His Wonderful Works 105:1? Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; ?? make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing praises to him; ?? tell of all his wondrous works! Glory in his holy name; ?? let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice! Seek the LORD and his strength; ?? seek his presence continually! Remember the wondrous works that he has done, ?? his miracles, and the judgments he uttered, O offspring of Abraham, his servant, ?? children of Jacob, his chosen ones! He is the LORD our God; ?? his judgments are in all the earth. He remembers his covenant forever, ?? the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant that he made with Abraham, ?? his sworn promise to Isaac, which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, ?? to Israel as an everlasting covenant, saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan ?? as your portion for an inheritance.” When they were few in number, ?? of little account, and sojourners in it, wandering from nation to nation, ?? from one kingdom to another people, he allowed no one to oppress them; ?? he rebuked kings on their account, saying, “Touch not my anointed ones, ?? do my prophets no harm!” When he summoned a famine on the land ?? and broke all supply of bread, he had sent a man ahead of them, ?? Joseph, who was sold as a slave.

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April 15: Psalm 105, Leviticus 12, Isaiah 11-12, 2 Corinthians 8-9

April 5: Deuteronomy 13-14, Psalm 88, Acts 11

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Deuteronomy 13-14 ( Listen ) 13:1? “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. You shall walk after the LORD your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him.

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April 5: Deuteronomy 13-14, Psalm 88, Acts 11

March 10: Exodus 21, Luke 24, Job 39, 2 Corinthians 9

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:01:00 +0000

Exodus 21 ( Listen ) Laws About Slaves 21:1? “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out alone. But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever. “When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she shall not go out as the male slaves do. If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her. If he designates her for his son, he shall deal with her as with a daughter. If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, or her marital rights. And if he does not do these three things for her, she shall go out for nothing, without payment of money. “Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God let him fall into his hand, then I will appoint for you a place to which he may flee. But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die. “Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death. “Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death. “Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death. “When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist and the man does not die but takes to his bed, then if the man rises again and walks outdoors with his staff, he who struck him shall be clear; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall have him thoroughly healed. “When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money. “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her shall surely be fined, as the woman’s husband shall impose on him, and he shall pay as the judges determine. But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. “When a man strikes the eye of his slave, male or female, and destroys it, he shall let the slave go free because of his eye. If he knocks out the tooth of his slave, male or female, he shall let the slave go free because of his tooth. “When an ox gores a man or a woman to death, the ox shall be stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten, but the owner of the ox shall not be liable. But if the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has been warned but has not kept it in, and it kills a man or a woman, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. If a ransom is imposed on him, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatever is imposed on him. If it gores a man’s son or daughter, he shall be dealt with according to this same rule. If the ox gores a slave, male or female, the owner shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. Laws About Restitution “When a man opens a pit, or when a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it, the owner of the pit shall make restoration. He shall give money to its owner, and the dead beast shall be his. “When one man’s ox butts another’s, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and share its price, and the dead beast also they shall share. Or if it is known that the ox has been accustomed to gore in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall repay ox for ox, and the dead beast shall be his. Luke 24 ( Listen ) The Resurrection 24:1? But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel. And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” And they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told these things to the apostles, but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened. On the Road to Emmaus That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. Jesus Appears to His Disciples As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate before them. Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” The Ascension Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God. Job 39 ( Listen ) 39:1? “Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? ?? Do you observe the calving of the does? Can you number the months that they fulfill, ?? and do you know the time when they give birth, when they crouch, bring forth their offspring, ?? and are delivered of their young? Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open; ?? they go out and do not return to them. “Who has let the wild donkey go free? ?? Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, to whom I have given the arid plain for his home ?? and the salt land for his dwelling place? He scorns the tumult of the city; ?? he hears not the shouts of the driver. He ranges the mountains as his pasture, ?? and he searches after every green thing. “Is the wild ox willing to serve you? ?? Will he spend the night at your manger? Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes, ?? or will he harrow the valleys after you? Will you depend on him because his strength is great, ?? and will you leave to him your labor? Do you have faith in him that he will return your grain ?? and gather it to your threshing floor? “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, ?? but are they the pinions and plumage of love? For she leaves her eggs to the earth ?? and lets them be warmed on the ground, forgetting that a foot may crush them ?? and that the wild beast may trample them. She deals cruelly with her young, as if they were not hers; ?? though her labor be in vain, yet she has no fear, because God has made her forget wisdom ?? and given her no share in understanding. When she rouses herself to flee, ?? she laughs at the horse and his rider. “Do you give the horse his might? ?? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? Do you make him leap like the locust? ?? His majestic snorting is terrifying. He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; ?? he goes out to meet the weapons. He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; ?? he does not turn back from the sword. Upon him rattle the quiver, ?? the flashing spear, and the javelin. With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; ?? he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. When the trumpet sounds, he says ‘Aha!’ ?? He smells the battle from afar, ?? the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. “Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars ?? and spreads his wings toward the south? Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up ?? and makes his nest on high? On the rock he dwells and makes his home, ?? on the rocky crag and stronghold. From there he spies out the prey; ?? his eyes behold it from far away. His young ones suck up blood, ?? and where the slain are, there is he.” 2 Corinthians 9 ( Listen ) The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem 9:1? Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints, for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. But I am sending the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be. Otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident. So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction. The Cheerful Giver The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. As it is written, “He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; ?? his righteousness endures forever.” He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission flowing from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift! ( ESV ) Footnotes [1] 21:8 Or so that he has not designated her [2] 21:17 Or dishonors ; Septuagint reviles [3] 21:23 Or so that her children come out and it is clear who was to blame, he shall be fined as the woman’s husband shall impose on him, and he alone shall pay. If it is unclear who was to blame?.?.?. [4] 21:32 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams [5] 24:13 Greek sixty stadia ; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters [6] 24:42 Some manuscripts add and some honeycomb [7] 39:13 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain [8] 39:18 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain [9] 39:21 Hebrew They paw [10] 9:3 Or I have sent [11] 9:5 Greek blessing ; twice in this verse [12] 9:5 Or a gift expecting something in return ; Greek greed [13] 9:6 Greek with blessings ; twice in this verse [14] 9:8 Or all contentment [15] 9:13 Or you

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March 10: Exodus 21, Luke 24, Job 39, 2 Corinthians 9

Covenant Marriage

Mike — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:10:00 +0000

Is the way we do marriage in America (and most Western countries) counter to the Biblical teaching on marriage? Doesn’t Paul say to avoid going to court with one another but to let the least in the Church settle any dispute?

After careful consideration of this question I must admit modern marriage is NOT the way God intended it. There are two ways to get married today. One is in a Church and the other is before a Magistrate. In either case if the marriage ends in divorce it is the Godless courts and laws that take over. There is no avoiding the fact that No-Fault Divorce has totally skewed right and wrong when it comes to divorce. The Bible has much to say on marriage and divorce. However, we will keep this post focused on the question at hand.

Marriage and divorce has been around as long as recorded history. In some cases civil authorities became involved in divorce and in other cases religious authorities held these courts. In modern America the rise of no-fault divorce has escalated to extremes the number and ease with which divorce takes place. For those with no religious convictions there is only the courts to appeal to for divorce. For those that believe in Christ there is another way.

Today courts honor 99% of all prenuptial agreements. In rare cases the courts will throw them out. This is usually due to both parties not having legal representation at the time of the signing of the prenuptial agreement. In some high profile cases, usually involving Hollywood types or high paid CEO’s and or Sports Figures, courts will throw out the prenuptial agreements due to some technicality. I’ve spoken with several lawyers from around the U.S. and have yet to talk to one where the prenuptial agreement was thrown out.

What can you do as a Christian to obey God rather than man? At the current time only three states allow for “covenant marriage” which basically binds a couple to go through the Church for any divorce settlement. You can Google “covenant marriage” and read many articles on the subject. Covenant marriage can be used like a prenuptial agreement. This would simply be a contract between to parties prior to marriage. In some states this covenant marriage can be agreed to after the fact.

Here is a link to one example of a pre and or post nuptial covenant marriage agreement.