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What I Learned From Baruch

I was recently asked to lead a devotional time for a small group and it happened that I’ve been reading through the book of Jeremiah and one of the minor characters in the drama, Baruch, kept standing out to me.  I relate to some of the minor characters in the stories of God’s redemptive plan because I’m a pretty minor character in the grand scheme of things.  I also think that deep down inside we all really want to be a Paul or a Peter or an Abraham or a Sarah and it’s a comfort to me that even those relegated to the status of rank and file still sometimes get an honorable mention in the scriptures.

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Listening to God

Listen-and-you-will-hear-His-voiceI woke up this morning at 3 o’clock to the sound of a thunderstorm.  As I laid in dark, listening to the sound of the rain drone on, my current struggles and anxieties began rolling around in my mind like the thunder outside and I questioned God, “what do you want me to do?”  I go there too fast, thinking that there must be some answer, some thing that I can do to alleviate the trials that I’m experiencing.  I’m so quick to speak, so fast to pull the trigger.  Fire, ready, aim…  

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David & Goliath

David-&-GoliathToday in our Sunday school class we studied the well-known bible story of David and Goliath. While we discussed a number of very applicable and insightful truths, there is one aspect to the story that doesn’t often get mentioned, but which I think is absolutely critical for God’s people today.

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School Busses and God’s Word

It seemed like a good idea and I needed the exercise.  We don’t walk enough as it is and the repair shop where I dropped my car off early in the morning (so I’d be first in line) was only 2 miles from my house.

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Eating Everything on Your Plate

“If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.” Proverbs 25:16

We have a tendency to overindulge. It’s systemic in our culture. Consider the portion size at your favorite restaurant. We call it value – ironic, isn’t that? – and eat (or drink, or spend, or wear, or use) it all because it’s there. And besides, to not do it would be wasteful, wouldn’t it? After all I paid for it.

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An Eye For An Eye?

Proverbs 24:29 challenges us: “Do not say, ‘I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.'”

It ought to be common sense, but if we’re honest with ourselves, we often want an eye for an eye.

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