Tag: Bible
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Preparing for the Day of the Lord

Recently, there was a blood moon (lunar eclipse) over the land of Israel on Elul 15, the night of September 7-8. What is the significance of this? I don’t have a clear answer, but the Bible does tell us that God gives us signs in heaven. Perhaps, over time, we’ll look back and realize what…
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Day 11, Elul 10 – “God, be merciful to me!” (9/3/2025)

Two people, two prayers, and two outcomes. Which person’s attitude do you want to have? Whose prayer will you choose to pray? As we embark on this 10-day series and read through prayers of repentance from the Bible, humbly repent before the Lord of any pride in your prayers. Start today with the tax collector’s…
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Day 15, Elul 14 – Do as He has done for you (2023)

Nehemiah 9:18-27. Think through your life and all that the Lord has done for you. How have we repaid Him? He lovingly cares for us all the time. Do we love and care for others as He has done to us? He is ever patient and merciful to us. Are we patient and merciful to…
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Day 14, Elul 13 – Remember to be Thankful

Nehemiah 9:5-17. Just as the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, so we were spiritually slaves of sin and in hopelessness. God, in His great mercy, looked on our affliction and redeemed us. He crushed the Egyptians in the Red Sea and He triumphed over our old master, sin. Let us not harden our hearts and…
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Day 9, Elul 8 – Turn to Him

Read Isaiah 9:8-17. Today’s reading lists even more sins for which God’s “anger is not turned away but His hand is stretched out still.” Do we see these sins around us today? Whom the Lord loves, He chastens. When God strikes us, disciplines us, or brings us challenges in life, do we turn to Him…
