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Tag Archives: easter
Last Supper
1 Kings 17:7-14 “Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain…Then the word of the Lord came to [Elijah]: “Go at once to Zarephath…I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with … Continue reading
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Rock
Deuteronomy 32:3-4 “I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just.” Isaiah 51:1 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness … Continue reading
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Tomb
2 Kings 13:20-21 “Elisha died and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring. Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man’s body into … Continue reading
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Washed
Jeremiah 2:22-23a (NLV) “‘Even when you wash yourself with much strong soap, the mark of your sin is still before Me,’ says the Lord God. ‘How can you say, ‘I am clean.’?’” Matthew 27:24 “When Pilate saw that he was … Continue reading
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Thorns
Genesis 3:17-18 “To Adam [God] said, ‘…Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the … Continue reading
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Close Behind
Psalm 139:5 “You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.” John 20:13-14 “[The angels] asked her, ‘Woman, why are you crying?’ ‘They have taken my Lord away,’ she said, ‘and I don’t know where they … Continue reading
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Tagged devotional, easter, faith, hand of God, prayer, protection, resurrection, scripture, worship music
Dawn
Job 38:12-13 “Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place, that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?” Matthew 28:1-2 “After the Sabbath, at dawn on … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, dawn, devotional, easter, glory, hope, praise, prayer, resurrection, scripture, worship
Servant Angels
Psalm 103:20-21 “Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.” Luke 22:41-44 “[Jesus] withdrew about a stone’s … Continue reading
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Gardener
Genesis 2:8-9a “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 of the ground—trees that were pleasing … Continue reading
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Myrrh
Matthew 2:11 “On coming to the house, [the Magi] saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.” John 19:38a, 39-40a “Later, … Continue reading
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