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(7) Water Under the Bridge (A)
“A person’s wisdom has made him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” ~ Prov. 19:11 The day has begun. Before the end of the day, Point being: In a given day, a thousand offenses will be hurled at you, from out of nowhere. You just simply have to move…
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(6) The Most Interrupted Man in the World
~ Jesus was frequently interrupted—and He didn’t seem to mind. And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was…
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(5) To Deny is to Die
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John 12:24). “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me”…
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(4) Speed of Sound and Light – Emotions & Reason
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” ~ Proverbs 4:23 “Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” ~ SoS 3:7, 3:5, 8:4 Emotions travel at the speed of light (300 million m/s) while reasoning travels much more slowly at the speed of sound (343 m/sec). Reasoning plods along thought by thought, and makes a…
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(3) Those Who Trust in the Lord – Psalm 125
“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zionwhich cannot be shaken but endures forever”(Psalm 125:1). Psalm 125 mentions a remarkable mountain – Mount Zion. It is not one of the many familiar mountains mentioned so often in the Bible like Mount Sinai or Mount Hermon or Gerizim, Carmel, Hor, etc. Nor is it…
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(2) Prayer is the Best Form of Time Management
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” ~ Psm 90:12 ~ I am trying to process time in the Bible, and the thought once again is that: Prayer is the best form of time management that there is. Its better than the calendar, the clock, the phone, some…
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(1) Dew Drop Blessings ~ Psalm 133
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! It is like the good oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, Aaron’s beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there,…
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(0) Raison d’Être & Raison de Faire
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine. ~ Genesis 27:28 ~ Hello, Namaste, Namaskaram! . . . Welcome! This is a site where I blog short devotionals and longer reflections, meditations and such – the Dew and the Rain. The goal…
The Dew and the Rain 