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Author Archives: MW
Breath
Genesis 2:7 “…the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Ezekiel 37:1, 9-10 “The hand of the Lord was upon … Continue reading
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Recognized
Daniel 5:1, 5-6, 10-12 “King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them…Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall…His face turned pale and … Continue reading
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Tents
2 Samuel 7:4-6 “That night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying, ‘Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: Are you the one to build me a house to dwell in? I have … Continue reading
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Wrapped
Luke 2:12 “’This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’” Luke 23:52-53 “Going to Pilate, [Joseph of Arimathea] asked for Jesus’ body. Then he took it down, wrapped … Continue reading
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Born
Isaiah 9:6a “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given…” John 3:3 “Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no one can see kingdom of God without being born again.’” 1 John 5:11-12 “And this is … Continue reading
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Heavenly Hosts
Job 38:1, 6b-7 “Then the Lord answered Job…’Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundations? Tell me if you understand…Who laid its cornerstone—while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?’” Luke 2:13-14 “Suddenly a … Continue reading
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Enemy
Exodus 1:12b, 22a “…so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites…Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: ‘Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile…’” Matthew 2:16 “When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by … Continue reading
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Virgin
Genesis 2:8-9 “Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out the ground—trees that were pleasing to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam and Eve, advent, Christmas, christmas carol, devotional, image, immaculate conception, prayer, purity, scripture, virgin birth, virgin Mary
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Honour
Genesis 38:15-16, 24 “When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face. Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, ‘Come now, let me sleep with … Continue reading
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Champion
1 Samuel 17:15, 20, 23b “…David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem…Early in the morning David left the flock with a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the … Continue reading
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