He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. If I speak of strength, lo, He is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead? If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove …
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The Word For Today; Tuesday, September 03, 2024
When Esau Cried Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel …
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…Behold, it comes, and it shall be brought to pass…
Ezekiel 19 through 21 is our scheduled reading for today. It help us greatly to know that the promises of the LORD are both Yea and Nay; or positive and negative. Let us hear them all. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, "Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and …
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From Bitter to Sweet
So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called …
When You Come Home
Reading today from Judges 20 - Ruth 1... "And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and …
090611 Go from the presence of a foolish man
"Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and …
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Sermon Bites 09/13/09
Discipleship - The Pursuit of Godliness Hebrews 12:14-17 I. A PURSUIT OF PEACE AND HOLINESS (v. 14). II. TAKING OVERSIGHT OVER ONE'S LIFE IN MATTERS OF GRACE (v15). III. BE AWARE - BE WARNED OF THE "ROOT OF BITTERNESS" WHICH IS PUFFED UP TROUBLING YOU (v. 15). Deut. 29:18 IV. THE EXAMPLE OF ESAU/EDOM DESIRING …