Party Time

2236) I have never been much of a partier; even when a teenager.   I do like to celebrate things, however, and Psalm 23:6 gives me plenty of reasons.   In the familiar Psalm, verse 6 tells us, surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.   In other words,
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In Spite

2235) Is there someone on this earth you feel you know fairly well? If so, you know that in spite of how well you know them; you don’t know every thought, motive, fear, experience and more.   In contemplating this, I’m glad my “person” doesn’t know everything about me because there are many things I’d
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Airline Trauma

2234) I don’t know about everyone else’s experiences, but I’ve had continual problems with flights for many years and because I’m often flying alone, I feel the anxiety more.   I’ve had mechanical, weather, and deicing delays. I’ve waited on a plane for up to an hour, for a gate to come open and another
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I Chose You

2233) John 15:16 holds some of the most valuable nuggets of spiritual truth. It simply says, you did not choose me, but I chose you.   Without getting into a theological debate about free will and predestination, I remember a line I heard recently on The Chosen. It sums this up well. “I (Jesus) have
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Recognize

2232) When I go on trips, at my destination, I think I see people I might know. I’m not sure if this is because the people have similar characteristics with individuals I know, but I think it is interesting.   When thinking about recognition, when I read Acts 4:13, Peter and John were recognized because
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Rejoice, Pray and Give

2231) If you want to make a start in having a better relationship with God, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 tells you how.   First, rejoice always. The Greek word for rejoice is chairó, which can be translated as to be calmly happy because of the grace God has given to you. This is not a feeling
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Confusion

2230) It’s easy to tell when one of my young scholars is confused about something. Their faces give it away.   But what about us adults? It isn’t so much that we want others to know we’re confused but rather we wish to discover why.   Being confused about directions or procedures is understandable, but
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A Parent

2229) Families are important. They tie people together in ways that give the opportunity to support, love and encourage.   I see this clearly on the faces of my young scholars’ parents. They love and would die for their kids.   This relationship is spoken of in 1 John 3:1. Here we are told that
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It’s Not Just Negative

2228) We all have an understanding of who God is that has been shaped from our experiences and our exposure to God’s word.   This view is often coupled with whether you are living under “Old Testament Law”–always striving, sometimes desperately–to keep God’s law or living under Grace, living under “New Testament Grace” in the
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No Confusion

2227) As a language arts teacher, I have discovered that my young scholars find making summaries difficult. To help make this more understandable, I will summarize a book we read in class in a sentence or two.   If I were to summarize the Bible, I could say, God loved, created, died, and returns for
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