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Tag Archives: Lent
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?
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
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.
Good Taste
1 Peter 2:3 (ERV) You have already tasted the goodness of the Lord. One good taste deserves another. And another. And another. “The more you read the Bible; and the more you meditate on it, the more you will be … Continue reading
Great Taste
Jeremiah 15:16 (NIV) When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight. “Eating your words” is an unpleasant thing. Humbling. “Eating God’s words” is a great thing. A joy and delight. Even better than brownies. … Continue reading
Sweet Taste
Psalm 119:103 (ESV) How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! God’s Word–sweeter than dessert. All too often, I take more pleasure in a gooey brownie than the Bible–which explains why I’m giving up … Continue reading
Taste Good
It’s Ash Wednesday, the first of the 40 days of Lent. Many Christians make fasting a part of their Lenten season. Some give up a meal a week, others a meal a day. Some fast from one type of food. … Continue reading
Be Prepared – Have a Plan
We talked about Lent and fasting in Sunday’s Bible class. We ended class with these questions: What is God calling you to do during Lent? Do you have a plan? Don’t charge ahead with your own plan. … Continue reading
Be Prepared – Think Ahead
Ash Wednesday is two days away. It’s the start of Lent, the season of preparation that ends with Easter. What do you think about Lent? I don’t (Lent isn’t on my radar) I fast – Lent calls for … Continue reading
Fast Right
Isaiah 58:6 (NIV) Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Fasting done right makes … Continue reading