Tag: presence
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Prosperous in a Slave House – Genesis 39:2-4
Genesis 39:2-4 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.And Joseph found grace in his sight, and…
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Meeting the God of Bethel – Genesis 35:6-7
Genesis 35:6-7So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. Jacob finally gets back…
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God Is Here and I Didn’t Know It – Genesis 28:16
Genesis 28:16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. I love this verse because it meets people right where they really live. Jacob wakes up and says, “Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.” Think…
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Your Shield and Your Reward – Genesis 15:1
Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. After what things? After the battle.After Lot’s rescue.After Abram stood in the valley between two kings.After he received bread and wine from Melchizedek.After he refused the offer…
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Come, Then Go – Genesis 8:14-19
Genesis 8:14-19 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee,…
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East of Eden, Far From Home – Genesis 4:16
Genesis 4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. This is one of the saddest lines in the chapter. Cain could have pressed in. He could have humbled himself. He could have sought the Lord whose mercy had still been…
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No More Leaving – Revelation 21:22
Revelation 21:22And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. That is a remarkable statement. In a city filled with glory, jewels, gold, gates, and light, John notices something missing. There is no temple. For a Jewish man, that would be striking. The temple had…
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After the Smoke, the Light – Revelation 10:1-3
Revelation 10:1-3 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven… …clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot…
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Better Than a Parted Sea – Hebrews 11:40
Hebrews 11:40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. It is easy to romanticize the old stories. We think, “If only I could have stood there when the sea split open. If only I could have seen fire fall. If only I could have watched…
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Once a Year — Hebrews 9:7
Hebrews 9:7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year… Behind the veil was the Holy of Holies—the most sacred place in the entire tabernacle. No one went in there. Not the priests. Not the Levites. Not the people. Only one man could enter, and he could do so only once a…
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The Place of Meeting — Hebrews 9:1–2
Hebrews 9:1–2 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. When God instructed Moses to build the tabernacle, He was establishing something remarkable: a meeting place between…
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The Real Thing — 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18
2 Thessalonians 3:16–18 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. After everything Paul has said,…