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Another Opportunity
6/7 Since therefore it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience, again he appoints a certain day, “Today,” saying through David so long afterward, in the words already quoted, “Today, ...
His Anointed
Psalms 20:6-8 6 Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. 8 They collapse ...
May the Lord Answer
Psalm 20:1-2 1 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you! 2 May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!
The Lazy Starve
Proverbs 20:4 A lazy man does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
Drinkers Unwise
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
Reaching His Rest
Hebrews 4:1-3 1 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. 2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because ...
Loyalty Rewarded
Daniel 3:26-30 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the burning fiery furnace; he declared, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out from the fire. ...
Nebuchadnezzar Amazed
Daniel 3:24-25 24 Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished and rose up in haste. He declared to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” 25 He answered and said, “But I see four ...
The Fiery Furnace
Daniel 3:19-23 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and the expression of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace heated seven times more than it was usually heated. 20 And he ordered some of the ...
They Who Refuse
Daniel 3:7-12 7 Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 8 At ...
The Image of Gold and the Blazing Furnace
Daniel 3:1-6 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates ...
Violent Sons
Proverbs 19:26-27 26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach. 27 Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Learning
Proverbs 19:25 Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Resting Satisfied
Proverbs 19:23 The fear of the Lord leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
Psalm 19:3-5
Psalm 19:3-5 3 There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. 4/5 Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving ...
The Heavens Above
Psalm 19:1-2 1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above[a] proclaims his handiwork. 2 Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
Listen to Advice
Proverbs 19:20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Real Mother part 3
1 Kings 3 26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!” 27 Then ...
Real Mother part 2
1Kings 3 23 The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’” 24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. 25 He then gave an order: ...
Real Mother part 1
1 Kings 3 16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child was born, this woman ...
Good Sense
Proverbs 19:11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
The Poor
Proverbs 19:7 The poor are shunned by all their relatives - how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.
Folly
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord.
Opinions of Fools
Proverbs 18:2 2 Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.
Unfriendly People
Proverbs 18:1 Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.