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Daily Devotions
Matthew 10:32-39…“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.” vss. 37a, 38 Our country has set aside this day, the 21st of June, as Father’s Day, a time for families to formally acknowledge appreciation for “dear old dad,” perhaps with a gift, or at least a card, sometimes even one with a mushy note. If by chance worship is…
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To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” vss. 5b-6 Psalm 93 This psalm is known as an enthronement psalm, a hymn that was sung as part of the temple worship at one of the fall festivals to give glory to God as the Sovereign King. We know from scripture…
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To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.” vss. 5b-6 Revelation 1:4b-8 While it’s unlikely that the writer of Revelation was the apostle John, it did come from a church leader bearing that name and living in the mid to late first century at a time of intense persecution. The…
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To him was given dominion and glory and kingship, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingship is one that shall never be destroyed.” vs. 14 Daniel 7:13-14 One of the consolations that the losers have in our elections is that the winners aren’t going to be around forever. Even while we’re appalled at the policies and regulations that come with a change in regime,…