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Fishers of Men

“No one can come to Me, unless the Father who sent Me draws him” John 6:44 Draw – Jesus loved fishing.  The images he used (Matthew 4:19) and the miracles he performed (John 21:6) often involved fishing.  But if you thought that Jesus was simply teaching us fishing techniques, then you don’t understand this statement…
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Left Behind

“Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me!” Psalm 38:21 Forsake – Psalm 38 is a powerful emotional outburst of despair followed by a plea for rescue.  One word dominates the two sides of this psalm.  That word is azav.  First we see it in verse 10.  David’s…
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I just can’t see

“Are you the Coming One, or shall we look for someone else?” Matthew 11:3 Are you – I need glasses in order to see clearly.   They correct a genetic defeat.  The Bible says that every human being suffers from a similar spiritual genetic defect.  In this world, we are all just a little blind.  Because…
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A Thief’s Theology

“Lord, remember me when You come into your kingdom.” Luke 23:42 Remember – What does remember mean to you?  If you’re a product of the Western Greek culture, you will think of “remember” as a mental action.  When we remember, we bring something to mind.  The process happens in our heads.  If this is what…
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Long Enough

“and thus, having waited patiently, he obtained the promise”  Hebrews 6:15 Waited patiently – My estimation of Abraham’s patience doesn’t seem to square with the view of the author of Hebrews.  When I think of Abraham, I think of the man who protected himself at the expense of his wife (twice), who agreed to human…
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Forgetting

“If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” 1 John 1:6 Truth – “Someone who always tells the truth doesn’t need a good memory.”  My friend David left me with this thought a few weeks ago.  In the first century, John…
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