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Nehemiah 2:4-8 ‘Then the king said to me, “What would you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven. Then I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor before you, […]

I Corinthians 3:18 “Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.”      This is a theme in the […]

Nehemiah 2:1-3 ‘And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I picked up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad […]

I Corinthians 3:16,17 “Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God […]

Nehemiah 1:8-11 ‘Remember, please, the word which You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples; but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of […]

I Corinthians 3:14 “If anyone’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward.”      Rewards is an illusive concept to me. My concern while young was making it into heaven. That helped lead me […]

Nehemiah 1:3,4 ‘And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who survived the captivity are in great distress and disgrace, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates have been burned with fire.” Now […]

Ezra 10:12-14 ‘Then all the assembly replied with a loud voice, “It is our duty to do exactly as you have said! However, there are many people, it is the rainy season, and we are not able to stand in […]

I Corinthians 3:10,11 “According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it. […]

Ezra 10:11 “Now therefore, make confession to the LORD God of your fathers and do His will; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign wives.”     I’m going to focus on the phrase, […]