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Veiled Color

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Isaiah 25:7-8 KJV
(7)  And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
(8)  He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he [...]

Whose Body?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

1 Corinthians 12:27 KJV
(27)  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
  I did some work a couple years ago for a pool cleaning company. I really enjoyed being outside in the sun and rain, getting plenty of exercise and taking care of many different pools, some of which were pretty incredible. [...]

Residue

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Isaiah 28:5 KJV
(5)  In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

     It wasn’t that they got started off in the wrong direction, and it wasn’t that there was a different promise for some than others. It was [...]

Disappearing Tail

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Mark 5:17 MKJV
(17)  And they began to beg Him to leave their borders.
     As soon as it is understood that it has and will cost something, there is usually much less acceptance of the source of healing and deliverance – when the miracle is for someone else anyway. Though it was surely amazing to see [...]

Soil’s Condition

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Mark 4:20 ASV
(20)  And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
There is something precious about the soil that is ready to bear fruit. It has been prepared long before the seed is placed inside of [...]

Love’s Prepared Response

Monday, April 7th, 2008

2 Corinthians 2:8 MKJV
(8)  So I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.

     It’s bad enough having to get up in front of a room full of people to sing or play something for their listening enjoyment. For some reason these butterflies take flight down in the stomach, and there is this overwhelming notion [...]

Ark of Strength

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Psalms 132:8-9 KJV
(8)  Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.
(9)  Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Growing up in the Behrman household there was always a sense of confidence that if something were wrong with anything around the house, Dad was not [...]