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dave57pope
Apr 1, 20231 min read
Surely, Not I?
Deeply distressed, each one began to say to Him, "Surely not I, Lord?" - Matthew 26:22 For me, this is one of the most interesting...
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dave57pope
Mar 31, 20231 min read
Kicking and Screaming
But he hesitated, so because of the LORD’s compassion for him, the men grabbed his hand, his wife's hand, and the hands of his two...
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dave57pope
Mar 30, 20231 min read
How Faithful
To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one --- to each according to his own ability. - Matthew 25:15 In the...
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dave57pope
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Just One
Then he said, “Let the Lord not be angry, and I will speak one more time. Suppose 10 are found there?” He answered, “I will not destroy...
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dave57pope
Mar 28, 20231 min read
No Longer Slaves
That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded. - Matthew 24:46 For some, I know the use of the term "slave"...
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dave57pope
Mar 27, 20231 min read
From Giggles to Joy
Sarah denied it. "I did not laugh," she said, because she was afraid. But He replied, "No, you did laugh." – Genesis 18:15 When Sarah,...
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dave57pope
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Play Your Part
The good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come. - Matthew...
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dave57pope
Mar 25, 20231 min read
Ritual vs. Reality
As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father 12...
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dave57pope
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Until the End
But the one who endures to the end will be delivered. - Matthew 24:13 As they neared the predicted time of His earthly departure, Jesus'...
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dave57pope
Mar 23, 20231 min read
Do You See?
So she named YHWH who spoke to her: The God Who Sees, for she said, "Have I really seen here the One who sees me?" – Genesis 16:13 Hagar...
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dave57pope
Mar 22, 20231 min read
A Faith That Works
So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don't follow their example. For they don't practice what they teach. - Matthew 23:3 The...
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dave57pope
Mar 21, 20231 min read
For All
Then the Angel of YHWH said to her, “You must go back to your mistress and submit to her mistreatment." – Genesis 16:9 Hagar, slave of...
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dave57pope
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Where Do You Stand?
They began to argue among themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say,...
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dave57pope
Mar 19, 20231 min read
Always At Work
In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure. – Genesis 15:16...
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dave57pope
Mar 18, 20231 min read
The Hard Way
It must not be like that among you. - Matthew 20:26 Will you be famous? As the disciples approached Jerusalem with Jesus for the last...
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dave57pope
Mar 17, 20231 min read
While You're There
So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to YHWH. – Genesis...
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dave57pope
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Heavenly Perspective
And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times...
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dave57pope
Mar 15, 20232 min read
How, Not Where
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities of the valley and set up his tent near Sodom. – Genesis 13:12 Over the...
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dave57pope
Mar 14, 20231 min read
The Greatest Cure
Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you? - Matthew 18:33 This question came from the story Jesus...
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dave57pope
Mar 13, 20232 min read
When Conflict Comes
Isn't the whole land before you? Separate from me: if [you go] to the left, I will go to the right; if [you go] to the right, I will go...
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