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Friday, December 22, 2023: Hebrews 11:35-38—Names We Can’t Pronounce
“Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword.” Hebrews 11:36-37a In Hebrews 11, the author writes to explain faith, citing many examples from scripture. The author mentions names we remember – Noah, Abraham, and Moses. In yesterday’s…
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Thursday, December 21, 2023: Hebrews 11:33-34—Names We Can’t Pronounce
“who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.” Hebrews 11:33-34 In these verses, 3 key words stand out for me: faith, weakness and strength. In the previous verse…
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023: Hebrews 11:32—Names We Can’t Pronounce
“And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,” Hebrews 11:32 The writer of Hebrews spends the entire 11th chapter talking about the faithful actions of the saints who had gone before them, all the way back almost to…
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023: Hebrews 11:1-3—Names We Can’t Pronounce
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.” …
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December 18, 2023: 2 Kings 3:1-3—Names We Can’t Pronounce
“Joram son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father and mother had done. He got rid of the sacred stone of Baal that his father had…
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Sunday, December 17, 2023: Matthew 1:7-11— Names We Can’t Pronounce
“Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.” Matthew 1:9-11 If you’re like me, you probably read…
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Saturday, December 16, 2023: Luke 1: 26-31—Mothers of the Faith
“The angel went to her and said, ‘Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.’ Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.”Luke 1:28-29 (NIV) When I was 18 years old, I was diagnosed with a condition that many specialists confirmed would take away…
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Friday, December 15, 2023: 2 Samuel 11:2-5—Mothers of the Faith
“It happened, late one afternoon when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful. David sent someone to inquire about the woman. It was reported, ‘This is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam, the wife…
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Thursday, December 14, 2023: Ruth 1:15-18—Mothers of the Faith
“For where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people and your God, my God.” Ruth 1: 16b (ESV) It was not customary for women to be included in genealogies, but Ruth played an important role and was included in the genealogy of Jesus. Ruth was…
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023: Joshua 6:22-25—Mothers of the Faith
“Joshua ordered the two men who had spied out the land, ‘Enter the house of the harlot and rescue the woman and everyone connected with her, just as you promised her.’ So the young spies went in and brought out Rahab, her father, mother, and brothers—everyone connected with her. They got the whole family out…