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The Time Came For the Baby

While [Joseph and Mary] were [in Bethlehem], the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.— Luke 2:6-7 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE …  I’ve always…

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Do Not Dwell on the Past

This is what the Lord says, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” — Isaiah 43:16 and Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE … The…

Give Everyone What You Owe Him

This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.  –Romans 13:6 (NIV) THOUGHTS ABOUT TODAY’S VERSE I hate taxes. But I…

Seek Good, Not Evil that you may live!

Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Amos 5:14-15 New International Version Thoughts about this verse… A whole bunch of folks claim that God is on their side. In reality, that’s not important at all. The real question…