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1141. 1. Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile Today's Passage: Psalm 42-43 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 7th strategy. Repetitive Reading
Psalm 42. 1. As the deer longs for streams of water so I long for you, O God. 2. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? 3. Day and night I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying "Where is this God of yours?" 4. My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration! 5. Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again —my Savior and 6. my God! Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember you — even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan, from the land of Mount Mizar. 7. I hear the tumult of the raging seas as your waves and surging tides sweep over me. 8. But each day the LORD pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life. 9. "O God my rock," I cry, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?" 10. Their taunts break my bones. They scoff, "Where is this God of yours?" 11. Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again — my Savior and my God! Psalm 43. 1. Declare me innnocent, O God! Defend me against these ungodly people. Rescue me from these unjust liars. 2. For you are God, my only safe haven. Why have you tossed me aside? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies? 3. Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live. 4. There I will go to the altar of God, to God — the source of all my joy, I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God! 5. Why am i discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God! Psalm 42—43 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn
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1140. 1. The Authority of Jesus Challenged Today's Passage: Mark 12:26-33 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 29th Strategy. Called to Evaluate Our Choices
26. "But now, as to whether the dead will be raised — haven't you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the god of Jacob,' 27. So he is the God of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error." 28. One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 29. Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: 'Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD. 30. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all you soul, all your mind, and all your strength.' 31. The second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these. 32. The teacher of religious law replied, "Well said, Teacher You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other. 33. And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law. 34. Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1139. 1. Jesus Clears the Temple and Clarifies the Fig Tree Today's Passage: Mark 12:15-25 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 32nd Strategy. Jahweh Tests 1. Stop, close out the world, pray for God to show Himself. 2. Often humanity flails against God and His ways. 3. Is there disobedience in the scripture that shows our faulty ways. 4. Is God preparing for a harder time? 5. Do the verses remind you to be strong and obey? 6. How can these verses help you in the world we live in? 7. Thank God for His presence. 15. When they arrived back in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves, 16. and he stopped everyone from using the temple as a marketplace. 17. He said to them, "The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves." 18. When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done, they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so amazed at his teaching. 19. That evening Jesus and the disciples left the city. 20. The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up. 21. Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, "Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!" 22. Then Jesus said to the disciples. "Have faith in God. 23. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. 24. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received it, it will be yours. 25. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too." Mark 11:15-25 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1138. 1. Jesus Curses the Fig Tree Today's Passage: Mark 12:12-14 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 33nd Strategy. Someday We Will Understand 1. Stop, listen to your heart beating. 2. Remind yourself, God is God, you are not. 3. Do you find the verses offensive? 4. Are you hurt by the violence, the sin, the pain of the story? 5. Do you read a verse or reference or even a story that just does not make sense to you? Or is there an action that Jesus, God, The Holy Spirit does in one of these that you can't understand a reason it is there? 6. As you ponder and search your heart, you might be surprised at something that is revealed deep within you. 7. However, our hearts cannot be trusted in matters of faith. We sometimes must take a step out whether it makes sense, feels good, or helps us. Faith is walking into trusting the God who IS, not the God we want Him to be. 8. When we come to this point. Ask God to reveal to you His heart. It might take years. But He will bring you to that point. 9. Close your eyes and thank Him for 'helping you in your unbelief.' (Mark 9:24) 12. The next morning as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13. He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit. 14. Then Jesus said to the tree, "May no one ever eat your fruit again!" And the disciples heard him say it. Mark 11:12-14 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1137. 1. Jesus Triumphant Entry Today's Passage: Mark 11:1-11 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 13th strategy. Foreshadowing, Promises, and/or Fulfillment of Promises
1. As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2. "Go into that village over there." he told them. "As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 3. If anyone asks, 'What are you doing?' just say, 'The Lord needs it and will return it soon.' " 4. The two disciples left and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside the front door. 5. As they were untying it, some bystanders demanded, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" 6. They said what Jesus had told them to say, and they were permitted to take it. 7. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it. 8. Many in the crowd spsread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others spread leafy branches they had cut in the fields. 9. Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting, "Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD! 10. Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our ancestor David! 11. So Jesus ame to Jerusalem and went into the Temple. After looking around carefully at everything, he left becuase it was late in the afternoon. Then he returned to Bethany with the twelve disciples. Mark 11:1-11 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1136. 1. Shechem Rebels against Abimelech Today's Passage: Judges 9:22-57 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 6th strategy. Cause and Effect
22. After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years, 23. God sent a spirit that stirred up trouble between Abimelech and the leading citizens of Shechem, and they revolted. 24. God was punishing Abimelech for murdering Gideon's seventy sons, and the citizens of Shechem for supporting him in this treachery of murdering his brothers. 25. The citizens of Shechem set an ambush for Abimelech on the hilltops and robbed everyone who passed that way. But someone warned Abimelech about their plot. 26. One day Gaal son of Ebed moved to Shechem with his brothers and gained the confidence of the leading citizens of Shechem. 27. During the annual harvest festival at Shechem, held in the temple of the local god, the wine flowed freely, and everyne began cursing Abimelech. 28. "Who is Abimelech?" Gaal shouted. "He's no true son of Shechem, so why should we be his servants? He's merely the son of Gideon, and this Zebul is merely his deputy. Serve the true sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech? 29. If I were in charge here, I would get rid of Abimelech. I would say to him, 'Get some soldiers, and come out and fight!'" 30. But when Zebul, the leader of hte city heard what Gaal was saying, he was furious. 31. He sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah, telling him, "Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to live in Shechem, and now they are inciting the city to rebel against you. 32. Come by night with an army and hide out in the fields. 33. In the morning, as soon as it is daylight, attack the city. When Gaal and those who are with him come out against you, you can do with them as you wish." 34. So Abimelech and all his men went by night and split into four groups, stationing themselves around Shechem. 35. Gaal was standing at the city gates when Abimelech and his army came out of hiding. 36. When Gaal saw them, he said to Zabul, "Look, there are people coming down from the hilltops!" Zebul replied, "It's just the shadows on the hills that look like men." 37. But again Gaal said, "No, people are coming down from the hills. And another group is coming down the road past the Diviners' Oak." 38. Then Zebul turned on him and asked "Now where is that big mouth of yours? Wasn't it you that said, 'Who is Abimelech, and why should we be his servants? The men you mocked are right outside the city! Go out and fight them!" 39. So Gaal led the leading citizens of Shechem into battle against Abimelech. 40. But Abimelech chased him, and many fell along the road as they retreated to the city gate. 41. Abimelech returned to Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Schechem. 42. The next day the people of Shechem went out into the fields to battle. When Abimelech heard about it, 43. he divided his men into three groups and set an ambush in the fields. When Abimelech saw the people coming out of the city, he and his men jumped up from their hiding places and attacked them. 44. Abimelech and his group stormed the city gate to keep the men of Shechem from getting back in, while Abimelech's other two groups cut them down in the fields. 45. The battle went on all day before Abimelech finally captured the city. He killed the people, leveled the city, and scattered salt all over the ground. 46. When the leading citizens who lived in the tower of Shechem heard what had happened, they ran and hid in the temple of Baal-berith. 47. Someone reported to Abimelech that the citizens had gathered in the temple. 48. So he led his forces to Mount Zalmon. He took an ax and chopped some branches from a tree, then put them on his shoulder. "Quick, do as I have done!" he told his men. 49. So each of them cut down some branches, following Abimelech's example. They piled the branches against the walls of the temple and set them on fire. So all the people who had lived in the tower of Shechem died — about 1,000 men and women. 50. Then Abimelech attacked the town of Thebez and captured it. 51. But there was a strong tower inside the town, and all the men and women — the entire population — fled to it. They barricaded themselves in and climbed up to the roof of the tower. 52. Abimelech followed them to attach the tower. But as he prepared to set fire to the entrance, 53. a woman on the roof dropped a millstone that landed on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. 54. He quickly said to his young armor bearer, "Draw your sword and kill me! Don't let it be said that a woman killed Abimelech!" So the young man ran him through with his sword, and he died. 55. When Abimelech's men saw that he was dead, they disbanded and returned to their homes. 56. In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers. 57. God also punished the men of Shcchem for all their evil. So the curse of Jotham son of Gideon was fulfilled. Judges 9:22-57 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1135. 1. Jotham's Parable Today's Passage: Judges 9:7-21 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 5th strategy. A simple strategy: Building Blocks
7. When Jotham heard about this, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted, "Listen to me, citizens of Shechem! Listen to me if you want God to listen to you! 8. Once upon a time the trees decided to elect a king. First they said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!' 9. But the olive tree refused, saying. 'Should I quit producing the olive oil that blesses both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?' 10. "Then they said to the fig tree, 'You be our king!' 11. But the fig tree also refused, saying, 'Should I quit producing my sweet fruit just to wave back and forth over the trees?' 12. "Then they said to the grapevine, 'You be our king!' 13. But the grapevine also refused, saying, 'Should I quit producing the wine that cheers both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?' 14. "Then all the trees finally turned to the thorn bush and said, 'Come, you be our king!' 15. And the thorn bush replied to the trees, 'If you truly want to make me your king, come and take shelter in my shade. If not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'" 16. Jotham continued, "Now make sure you have acted honorably and in good faith by making abimelech your king, and that you have done right by Gideon and all of his descendants. Have you treated him with the honor he deserves for all he accomplished? 17. For he fought for you and risked his life when he rescued you from the Midianites. 18. But today you have revolted against my father and his descendants, killing his seventy sons on one stone. And you have chosen his slave woman's son, Abimelech, to be your king just because he is your relative. 19. "If you have acted honorably and in good faith toward Gideon and his descendants today, then may you find joy in Abimelech, and may he find joy in you. 20. But if you have not acted in good faith, then may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo and devour Abimelech!" 21. Then Jotham escaped and lived in Beer because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech. Judges 9:7:21 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1134. 1. Abimelech Rules over Shechem Today's Passage: Judges 9:1-6 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 2nd strategy Meditation in WORSHIP
1. One day Gideon's son Abimelech went to Shechem to visit his uncles — his mother's brothers. He said to them and to the rest of his mother's family, 2. "Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon's son or by one man. And remember that I am your own flesh an blood!" 3. So Abimelech's uncles gave his message to all the citizens of Shechem on his behalf. And after listening to this proposal, the people of Shechem decided in favor of Abimelech because he was their relative. 4. They gave him seventy silver coins fromt he temple of Baal-berith, which he used to hire some reckless troublemakes who areed to follow him. 5. He went to his father's home at Ophrah, and there, on one stone, they killed all seventy of his half brothers, the sons of Gideon. But the youngest brother Jotham, escaped and hid. 6. Then all the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo called a meeting under the oak beside the pillar at Shechem and made Abimelech their king. Judges 9:1-16 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1133. 1. Death for Egypt's Firstborn Today's Passage: Exodus 11:1-10 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 2nd strategy Meditation in WORSHIP
1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will strike Pharaoh and the land of Egypt with one more blow. After that, Pharaoh will let you leave this country. In fact, he will be so eager to get rid of you that he will force you all to leave. 2. Tell all the Israelite men and women to ask their Egyptian neighbors for articles of silver and gold." 3. (Now the LORD had caused the Eyptians to look favorably on the people of Israel. And Moses was considered a very great man in the land of Egypt, respected by Pharaoh's officials and the Egyptian people alike.) 4. Moses had announced to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD says: At midnight tonight I will pass through the heart of Egypt. 5. All the firstborn sons will die in every family in Egypt, from the oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on his throne, to the oldest son of his lowliest servant girl who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn who grinds the flour. Even the firstborn of all the livestock will die, 6. Then a loud wail will rise throughout the land of Egypt, a wail like no one has heard before or will ever hear again. 7. But among the Israelites it will be so peaceful that not even a dog will bark. Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction beween the Egyptians and the Israelites. 8. All the officials of Egypt will run to me and fall to the ground before me. 'Please leave!' they will beg. 'Hurry! And take all your followers with you. Only then will I go!" Then, burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh. 9. Now the LORD had told Moses earlier, "PHaraoh will not listen to you, but then I will do even more mighty miracles in the land of Egypt." 10. Moses and Aaron performed these miracles in Pharah's presence, but the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he wouldn't let the Issraelites leave the country. Exodus 11:1-10 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1132. 1. A Plague of Darkness Today's Passage: Exodus 10:21-29 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you for insight. 3. 2nd strategy Meditation in WORSHIP
21. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Lift your hand toward heaven, and the land of Egypt will be covered with a darkness so thick you can feel it." 22. So Moses lifted his hand to the sky, and a deep darkness covered the entire land of Egpt for three days. 23. During all that time the people could not see each other, and no one moved. But there was light as usual where the people of Israel lived. 24. Finally, Pharaoh called for Moses, "Go and worship the LORD," he said. "But leave your flocks and herds here. You may even take your little ones with you." 25. "No," Moses said, "You must provide us with animals for sacrifices and burnt offering to the LORD our God. 26. All our livestock must go with us, too; not a hoof can be left behind. We must choose our sacrifices for the LORD our God from among these animals. And we won't know how we are to worship the LORD until we get there." 27. But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart once more, and he would not let them go. 28. "Get out of here!" Pharaoh shouted at Moses. "I'm warning you. Never come back to see me again! The day you see my face, you will die!" 29. "Very well," Moses replied. "I will never see your face again." Exodus 10:21-29 NLT 4. Thank you for coming today. Please leave your initials and a comment. Don't forget to check the box underneath your comment, so replies will be directed to you. And remember, I pray for you every day. And I will be back here tomorrow, I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn |
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