Category Archives: sin

April 28th- the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided,

1 Chronicles 1: 19Two sons were born to Eber, the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan. Most of our reading today consists of long genealogical lists. … Continue reading

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November 18th-Although our intentions may be totally different than what the people see, we have to remember, their perception is their reality

7However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled…..9But take care that this liberty of yours … Continue reading

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November 17th-Other sins we pray about and avoid; this one is the one from which we must flee.

1 Corinthians 6: 18Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. 19Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit … Continue reading

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November 11th- sin now has a different kind of presence; it has an eternal effect

Romans 7: 6But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter. 7What shall we say … Continue reading

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September 3rd-He delights in His merciful unchanging love, and will trample our iniquities under foot

Micah 7: 18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquityAnd passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession?He does not retain His anger forever,Because He delights in unchanging love.19 He will again have compassion on … Continue reading

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August 17th-What would things be like today if we could simply apply God’s law, for example, the Ten Commandments, in all disputes or legal cases?

Ezekiel 44: 24 “In a dispute they shall take their stand to judge; they shall judge it according to My ordinances. They shall also keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed feasts and sanctify My sabbaths. The … Continue reading

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August 9th-It’s a matter of knowing the person[s] involved, and He surely knows us better than anyone, even ourselves.

Ezekiel 22: 13 “Behold, then, I smite My hand at your dishonest gain which you have acquired and at the bloodshed which is among you. 14 “Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong in the days that … Continue reading

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August 2nd-Their sin will echo throughout the media

Ezekiel 5: ’ 7 “Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Because you have more turmoil than the nations which surround you and have not walked in My statutes, nor observed My ordinances, nor observed the ordinances of the nations which … Continue reading

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July 31st-How quick are we to we assume responsibility for our own actions?

Lamentations 5: 16 The crown has fallen from our head;Woe to us, for we have sinned! 17 Because of this our heart is faint,Because of these things our eyes are dim; At some previous points, the Israelites had tried to … Continue reading

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May 16th- The concept of backsliding is here introduced, and it carries today for each of us a personal message.

2 Chronicles 26: 3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem. 4 He did right in the sight of the LORD according to … Continue reading

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