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Tag Archives: pride
The Mountaintop (Aug 2)
The crisp, cool air blows through your hair as you as gaze upon the majestic beauty of other mountain peaks. You are above them all. You are on the mountaintop. It’s an exhilarating place to be, a dangerous place. It was quite an adventure to get there and even more difficult to stay there. Continue reading
When the Victory Comes (Mar 26)
How do you handle victory and success? The human tendency is to allow our successes and victories to go to our heads. We boast; we revel in the praise of others. We give little thought to the one who stands behind the victory and success. Continue reading
Worldliness (Dec 1)
John’s insistence that we should not love the world or anything in the world is easily misunderstood or misapplied. For some it signals a dualistic way of life that views life in categories where spiritual is prized over earthly, sacred is valued and secular is rejected. This rejection fails to recognize that “the Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof” (1 Cor. 10:26). Continue reading
The Power of a Good Reputation (Nov 28)
Pride, arrogance and abuse of power find their day of reckoning. God sees and he will make it right. Integrity, obedience and courage likewise come to light before God and men and find their reward. Continue reading
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Tagged arrogance, Daniel, Power of a good reputation, pride, pride goes before a fall
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The Mountaintop (Aug 2)
The crisp, cool air blows through your hair as you as gaze upon the majestic beauty of other mountain peaks. You are above them all. You are on the mountaintop. It’s an exhilarating place to be, a dangerous place. It was quite an adventure to get there and even more difficult to stay there. Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, mountaintop, on the mountaintop, pride, temptation
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The Power of a Good Reputation (Nov 28)
November 28 The Power of a Good Reputation Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 132:1-3 | Daniel 5:1-31 | 2 Peter 2:1-22 | Proverbs 28:19-20 Today’s Scripture Focus: Daniel 5 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of … Continue reading
When the Victory Comes (March 26)
March 26 When the Victory Comes Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalms 44:4-8 | Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25 | Luke 7:11-35 | Proverbs 11:29-31 Today’s Scripture Focus: Psalm 44 In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name … Continue reading
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Tagged boast in the Lord, boasting, Praise, pride, success, victory, when the victory comes
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Scarecrows in a Melon Patch (Oct 8)
October 8 Scarecrows in a Melon Patch Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalms 111:1-10 | Jeremiah 10:1-11:23 | Colossians 3:18-4:18 | Proverbs 24:28-29 Today’s Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 10:1-11:23 Like a scarecrow in a melon patch, their idols cannot speak; they must be … Continue reading
The Mountaintop (Aug 2)
August 2 The Mountaintop Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 81:8-16 | 2 Chronicles 32:1 – 33:13 | Romans 15:23 – 16:7 | Proverbs 20:16-18 Today’s Scripture Focus: 2 Chronicles 32:1 – 33:13 “In everything that he undertook in the service of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Hezekiah, humility, obedience, pride, the mountaintop
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Starting and Finishing Well
July 30 Starting and Finishing Well Today’s Scripture Readings: Psalm 80:1-7 | 2 Chronicles 26:1 – 28:27 | Romans 13:1-14 | Proverbs 20:11 Today’s Scripture Focus: 2 Chronicles 26:1 – 28:27 Uzziah was off to a great start. Things were … Continue reading
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Tagged A. W. Tozer, Eugene Peterson, fear of the LORD, finishing well, pride, starting well, Uzziah
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