A Jealous God

"God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserveth wrath for His enemies. The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked..." Nahum 1:2-3a (KJV) Some people get angry over the …

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One Thing Humans Dislike About GOD

"Then He said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? For they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke Me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to …

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A Prophet Speaks to God’s People

"Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD has spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against Me. The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel does not know, My people does not consider. Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, …

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Unrighteous Anger Begins

Today's Reading:  Genesis 1 - 4 "Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the LORD.” Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in the …

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120311 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth

"Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD’S anger come upon you.  Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought …

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081711 They turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel

"Nevertheless they did flatter Him with their mouth, and they lied unto Him with their tongues.  For their heart was not right with Him, neither were they stedfast in His covenant.  But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned He his anger away, and did …

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080711 I will extol Thee, O LORD; for Thou hast lifted me up

"I will extol Thee, O LORD; for Thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.  O LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me.  O LORD, Thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not …

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