Category Archives: Constructive Thought

Condemnation and Restoration

John 3:17 (NIV) For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.     A different translation paints a picture in my mind. John 3:17 (MSG) God didn’t … Continue reading

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Blessing and Cursing

James 3:9-10 (MSG) With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth! My friends, this can’t go … Continue reading

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Walk in God’s Ways

Deuteronomy 5:33 (AMP) You shall walk [that is, live each and every day] in all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and so that it may be well with you, and that … Continue reading

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God’s Ways

  Psalm 25:4 (NIV) Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.   Show me, teach me. I can’t figure it out on my own.     Good morning, Lord. Without You, I would be lost … lost in wrong … Continue reading

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Right and Wrong Ways

  Psalm 1:6 (AMP) For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish. Good advice from the psalmist: stay on the approved path. The other way is a dead end.   Good morning, … Continue reading

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The Way of Wisdom

Proverbs 4:11-12 (ESV) I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble. God’s wisdom moves me … Continue reading

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Finding the Way

  I like to think I do the right things, the right way. But all too often, I am wrong. There’s only one right way.   John 14:6 (NIV) Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to … Continue reading

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Like a Consuming Fire

  We’ve seen the photos — the flames, the destruction. The consuming wildfires.   Exodus 24:15-17 (NIV) When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai … To the Israelites the glory of … Continue reading

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Still Winds

A California reader reminded me that a torrential downfall could create dangerous mudslides and add to the damage. I don’t want to pray for greater destruction. Our God is the strong power behind both wind and water. Mark 4:39 (NIV) … Continue reading

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Dry Timber, Streams of Water

  Psalm 46:4 (MEV) There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy dwelling place of the Most High.   Imagine a steady rain falling on Los Angeles — soaking the dry timber, putting an … Continue reading

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