Category: Devotional Thoughts
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Day 274: Turning Hearts (Luke 1:17)
“and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.” Luke 1:17 ESV Through the Bible: Luke 1, John 1 I really love that…
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Day 271: Teach to be Understood (Nehemiah 8)
“They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.”Nehemiah 8:8 ESV Through the Bible: Nehemiah 8-10 My favorite class in seminary was Christian Teaching, taught by Dr. John Hendrix. Dr. Hendrix took a childlike delight in teaching, and he was nearly…
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Day 270: Learning About Prayer From Nehemiah (Nehemiah 6-7)
9 They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.” But I prayed, “Now strengthen my hands.” Nehemiah 6:9 One of the things I love about Nehemiah is how often he just throws up a prayer. No preamble, no getting into…