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Category Archives: Constructive Thought
Famine and Drought
Amos 8:11 (GW) The days are going to come, declares the Almighty Lord, when I will send a famine throughout the land. It won’t be an ordinary famine or drought. Instead, there will be a famine of hearing the words of … Continue reading
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Hunger and Thirst
Matthew 5:6 (AMP) Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness [those who actively seek right standing with God], for they will be [completely] satisfied. I want to be nourished by your goodness, Lord. … Continue reading
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Serendipity? Or Divine Intervention?
Serendipity — unexpectedly happy findings; wonderful discoveries. My Bible study overflows with serendipity: 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 (MSG) No one’s ever seen or heard anything like this, Never so much as imagined anything quite like it— What God … Continue reading
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Fate? Or Divine Intervention?
Fate. People use the term to describe an unavoidable outcome. Left to fate, we are without hope. With divine intervention, our outcome will be glorious. Per Jesus’ prayerful words: John 17:24 (NLT) Father, I want these whom you … Continue reading
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Coincidence? Or Divine Intervention?
Acts tells how the treasurer from Ethiopia met Philip on the road. I wonder if the Ethiopian thought it was a coincidence. Scripture tells us it was no coincidence — it was divine intervention. Acts 8:26 (NLT) As for Philip, … Continue reading
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Luck? Or Divine Intervention?
This week’s sermon focused on Old Testament Jonah — the guy God told to go to Nineveh, the guy who got on a ship going the opposite way. On the ship, in the middle of a great storm, the sailors … Continue reading
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Speak Love
Love is more than a fuzzy feeling … love plays out in action. God spoke love into our world by sending His Son as a sacrifice for our sin: John 3:16 (NLT) For this is how God loved the world: … Continue reading
Speak Hope
Romans 15:13 (ESV) May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. God speaks hope into us and, in … Continue reading
Speak Blessings and Curses
God speaks blessings and curses: Deuteronomy 11:27-28 (NLT) You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today. But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the Lord your God … Continue reading
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Speak Light into Chaos
Genesis 1:2-3 (NRSVUE) The earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God … Continue reading
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