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God Says Yes and No

  Matthew 6:11 (NIRV) Give us today our daily bread.     I say bread. I think brownie — warm from the oven, topped with ice cream, hot fudge and whipped cream. God says yes to the bread, no to … Continue reading

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Good Bread

Matthew 7:9, 11 (ESV) Which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? . . . If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more … Continue reading

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Lazy Bread

Let’s take a Lenten look at the noble woman of Proverbs: Proverbs 31:27 (NIV) She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. This bread leads to more than laziness. “Idle Christians are … Continue reading

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Deceitful Bread

Proverbs 20:17 (ESV) Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. If a lie works, it tastes like sugar. If it comes back to haunt you, it tastes like sand. … Continue reading

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Approved Bread

John 6:27 (NIV) Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval. Nothing beats … Continue reading

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Sweet Bread

The Israelites ate manna in the wilderness. It showed up in the morning, like dew. Exodus 16:31 (NIV) The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. Sweet. … Continue reading

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Not Bread

Isaiah 55:2 (NIV) Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Is the stuff you buy good for you? Or is it “not bread,” good for neither body nor soul? 

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Beyond Bread

Matthew 4:4 and Deuteronomy 8:3 Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Bread = food for our bodies. God’s Word = food for our souls. Live well. Eat, read. … Continue reading

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Daily Bread

Matthew 6:11 (NIV) Give us today our daily bread. Daily bread. Not daily cake, brownies or ice cream. What I need daily. Not what I want daily. Teach me, dear God, to tell the difference.

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