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Monday, June 6, 2022
June 6th, 2022
            Isaiah 29:13 says, “The Lord says: ‘These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.’”  God was not pleased with either the wor...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, June 2, 2022
June 2nd, 2022
            Near the end of the Old Testament, we come across a minor prophet named Micah.  He was from Moresheth and spoke the word of the Lord during the reigns of three kings of Judah—Jotham, Ahaz ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
June 1st, 2022
           In I Samuel 8, the people of Israel complain about their lack of a king.  They voice their discontent and anger to Samuel.  Many in Israel desired to be like other nations with a king to ru...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
May 31st, 2022
             We know David as the writer of many of the Psalms that we have in our Bibles.  His words of comfort and faith have encouraged so may people through the years.  My guess is you have been b...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, May 30, 2022
May 30th, 2022
            Memorial Day is often regarded as the unofficial beginning of summer.  Though the calendar says that summer begins on June 21, the Memorial Day weekend has often been the start signal.  Bu...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, May 26, 2022
May 26th, 2022
            People are often passionate or excited about a variety of things.  Some people are passionate about their hobbies.  Others get energized going to work and completing the duties of the day....  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
May 25th, 2022
            We can easily find many passages in the Bible that speak to the power and strength of God.  And likely, we can find many personal testimonies from people who have experienced divine streng...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022
May 24th, 2022
          Ezekiel ended his prophecy after forty-eight chapters with a four-word state-ment: The LORD is there (Ezekiel 48:35).  The prophet made a declarative statement.  The LORD is there.  The divi...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, May 23, 2022
May 23rd, 2022
            Scripture can often give us wake-up calls and warnings.  Inspired passages originally intended for audiences and people thousands of years or many generations ago can often speak quite fre...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
May 19th, 2022
            In Daniel 9, we read the great prayer of confession that Daniel prayed on behalf of the people of Israel. In this prayer, the prophet acknowledged Israel’s sinfulness and rebellion against...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
May 18th, 2022
            In some Bibles, Isaiah 26 is captioned as a “song of praise.”  The prophet blessed and praised God over the span of twenty-one verses.  For instance, we find this often quoted and cherishe...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
May 17th, 2022
          In 2 Corinthians 9:12, Paul wrote, “For I know your eagerness to help and I have been boasting about it to the Macedonians.”  The backdrop for this statement was Paul’s collection for the sa...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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