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jacarroll71
Mar 30, 2016
Godly Leadership: Teaching and Prayer
Today’s reading: 1 Samuel 9:1-12:25 Samuel did not allow himself to become distracted from his call to teach Israel God’s law and to pray...
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jacarroll71
Mar 1, 2016
The Fear of God in Prayer
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 3:12-5:33 “Do you fear God? If He is not a God to be feared, He is not a God of power. If He is not a God of...
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jacarroll71
Feb 17, 2016
Traveling Prayers
Today’s reading: Numbers 8:1-10:36 The term “traveling mercies”, though quaint, reflects a dependence on God, similar to that which Moses...
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jacarroll71
Feb 5, 2016
How Not to Approach God
Today’s reading: Leviticus 8:1-10:20 I suspect that many evangelicals today presume to approach God with little or no fear. It is true...
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jacarroll71
Jan 3, 2016
Salvation: Enduring and Undeserved
Today’s reading: Genesis 6:1-9:17 Sometimes it seems like God’s providence[1] is intermittent. He can seem to be like a Gandalf, the...
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jacarroll71
Dec 5, 2015
Safe in the Lions’ Den
God shows His power in the apparently impossible and hopeless crises of His faithful children who have even been found safe in the lions’...
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jacarroll71
Oct 20, 2015
God’s Plan; Our Part
God is working out a plan to redeem His elect people from all the nations of the earth. We can be confident of His ultimate success and...
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jacarroll71
Oct 17, 2015
Don’t Put Out the Fire
Beware, Christians, we can act in ways that seriously jeopardize our relationship with the Holy Spirit. Today’s reading: Isaiah 62-64; 1...
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jacarroll71
Oct 7, 2015
No Confidence in the Flesh
The only path to acceptance before God is the way of the Savior, Jesus Christ, who alone can make us righteous. Today’s reading: Isaiah...
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jacarroll71
Oct 5, 2015
A City Filled with Righteousness
The ultimate aim of our lives is to bear the fruit of righteousness that comes from God and brings Him glory and praise. Today’s reading:...
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jacarroll71
Aug 13, 2015
Love God; Hate Evil
Today’s reading: Psalm 96-98; Romans 12 10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them...
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jacarroll71
Aug 9, 2015
Agonizing over the Lost
Today’s reading: Psalm 85-87; Romans 9 6 Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you? 7 Show us your steadfast...
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