Now and Then

2456) I admit I read the obituaries each morning in the newspaper. I will gaze at each face and wonder who they were. Sometimes I marvel at their age and read how they passed. I think about those who loved them. I can sense the pain found in the small last column of the person’s
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Oil and Fish

2455) I had a very generous grandmother. If she thought I were in need and sometimes, even in want, she was happy to get it for me. When it comes to giving, have you ever considered how God gives? There are two practical occasions that illustrate this, not to mention all the promises God has
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Breath

2454) Several years ago, I visited Colorado Springs for a teacher’s conference. I found the scenery stunning, but there was something I hadn’t counted on, and that was the difficulty of breathing. Because the area has such a high elevation, it affected my intake of air; not seriously, but enough to notice. I think of
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It’s a Setup

2453) I’ve mentioned before that there are verses in the Bible that are so familiar to me that I often skip over them and study others. However, I have caught myself doing this and try to look a bit deeper into the familiar and discover something more. Ephesians 5:26-27 are some of my “familiar” verses.
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Did God Really Say?

2452) I recently read a book about someone’s clinical death and what they saw in heaven before returning to the “now”. I never argue about what someone states as their experience, but proceed to consider them with caution. In this book, the author told of being in Jesus’ presence. How much he felt loved; how
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It’s the Action

2451) How many of us remember the jeer we heard as a child, finders keepers; losers weepers? It seemed to put an emphasis on finding rather than losing. It’s an interesting point of view, especially when I read Proverbs 3:13. It reads, blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding.
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A Verse of Tension

2450) Because I was raised in a home where I was exposed to the Bible all of my life, I found that I did not question “difficult” verses; I had the faith of a child. As I grew older, I would notice verses such as Psalm 37:4, Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will
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Engraving and Walls

2449) Life is often a roller-coaster. We are propelled forward and upward into an exciting and joyful time, and then, like roaring down a hill, we land in difficulties and even despair. As much as we’d like to manipulate things, both are facts of this life. Because of this, these can lead us to question
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Looking for Evidence

2448) It’s funny that if we take the time to honestly look at one event in our lives, we can often see multiple things. For example, if I consider my first year of teaching, looking at the evidence, I see a young woman who often made mistakes. I see someone who had grandiose ideas which
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Bless You

2447) I can remember reading verses as a child such as Psalm 134:2, which reads, lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the Lord. (ESV) The term bless the Lord was just something I read without giving it much thought because I didn’t understand it. I know what it means when someone
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