Tag: Christ
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The Burden of the Word of the Lord
The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. מַשָּׂא דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיַד מַלְאָכִֽי׃ We have heard it before: a ‘burden,’ a weight laid upon the back of a mortal soul, an oracle from the LORD laid upon the tongue of a Prophet. Malachi was the last Prophet of Judah. Israel (Samaria)…
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In the beginning, and through time…
“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; – Hebrews 1:10 11 they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, 12 like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you are…
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He hath led me (into darkness, not light)
He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old. He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made…
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as to a lamp shining in a dark place
Perhaps you look at Biblical prophesy as something of darkness from the past. Maybe in this 21st century we just don’t believe the lives and words of men like Jeremiah or Isaiah could shed any light on the struggles of our life. If God has spoken through certain men of old, why send Jesus to…
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Days of Despair
In Christ we have a Light of hope in a season of our dark despair. Job 30: 16 “And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction have taken hold of me. 17 The night racks my bones, and the pain that gnaws me takes no rest. Have you ever had a bad time in life like…
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Renaming of the Holiday
A major corporate advertiser brazenly changed Thanksgiving this year to ‘Thanks-getting.’ It is not an inaccurate description of our 21st c. consumer attitude about the purpose of the holidays. Add to that: Black Friday, which hemorrhaged forward into the traditional dinner hour of Thanksgiving Day; Small Business Saturday, a local attempt to hold onto business closer…
