Day: June 24, 2017

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Ariel Staff Anyone who has read through the New Testament soon realizes that it frequently quotes the Old Testament and quotes it in various ways.[1] This is especially true with the Gospels. Sometimes, because the context of the Old Testament quotation does not seem to fit the New Testament context, it appears that the New Testament takes too much liberty with the Old Testament. Rabbinic writings frequently quoted the Old Testament in a variety of ways, and the Jewish writers of the New Testament followed the same procedure. The rabbis gave the four ways …

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Matthew 10:29 – 10:31 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” Why should I feel discouraged Why should the shadows come Why should my heart feel lonely And long for heaven and home When Jesus is my portion A constant friend is he His eye is on the sparrow And I know he watches over me His eye is on the sparrow And I know he watches me …

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Joseph’s life reminds us that suffering often causes our faith, our character, and God’s kingdom to grow   GENESIS 41:14-44 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came to Pharaoh. 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” 16 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh …

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2 Timothy 1:9 “Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,” Whenever we are being faced with some new and different course, some fresh proposition or position, there is one all-governing question that we should ask, and which we should take ample time to ponder and pray over seriously. That question is – Does this thing before me stand in direct line with the full purpose of God, as revealed – not in …

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In order to hear God’s voice and follow His will for our lives, we must live in prayer Colossians 4:2(KJV) 2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; Have you ever considered the fact that each one of us pays a price when we allow our prayer life to fall by the wayside? When there is such a lapse, we usually don’t stop to think about what a toll it will take. When we fail to make prayer a priority in our life—essentially forfeiting our time alone with the Father—we will begin to feel an emptiness in …

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2 Samuel 6:1–9 Moving the Ark to Jerusalem Then David again gathered all the elite troops in Israel, 30,000 in all. 2 He led them to Baalah of Judah* to bring back the Ark of God, which bears the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,* who is enthroned between the cherubim. 3 They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab’s house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart 4 that carried the Ark of God.* Ahio walked in front of the Ark. 5 David and …

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When I finally saw Jesus face to face, I began to see life as it is and should be, up close and personal… I began to see beauty in simple things everywhere! Every breath, every smile, every gesture.. I started striving for truth and it slowly begins to emerge like a soft breeze blowing in just when I needed it most.. I saw Him in people places and little things that graced my days.. When I finally gave it all to God, He began to unveil Himself and His plan and slowly I started to see the gifts of His …

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