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Tuesday March 25, 2025 – Righteousness and peace kiss each other

Romans 12:18  If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. When I read this verse I think of the many wonderful things the Bible has to say about peace, and peacemakers.  I … Continue reading

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Monday March 24, 2025 – The Holy Spirit becomes our ‘instrument panel’

Romans 12:17  Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. Back during the depression my father worked in a bank. One of his memories was that the tellers at … Continue reading

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Sunday March 23, 2025 – The joy of living out this verse!

Romans 12:16  Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. (The Message) Have you noticed that Jesus could relate well to anyone?  Tax collectors, sinners, prostitutes, Samaritans,  – everyone that the … Continue reading

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Saturday March 22, 2025 – “I just helped him cry.”

Romans 12:15  Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. The Amplified Bible adds a bit of understanding to this verse, ”Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others’ joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others’ grief].”  … Continue reading

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Friday March 21, 2025 – The Old Testament is such a gift to us!

1 Corinthians 10:6,11  6 these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.  11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom … Continue reading

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Thursday March 20, 2025 – Jacob and Joseph together at last!

Genesis 45:25, 26  So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.  They told him, “Joseph is still alive!  In fact he is ruler of all Egypt.”  Jacob was stunned; he … Continue reading

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Monday March 17, 2025 – A stellar example of rightly responding to offense!

Genesis 42:6  Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph’s brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.  Proverbs 18:19a  An offended brother … Continue reading

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Friday March 14, 2025 – God’s plan required Joseph to be in prison

Genesis 41:1  When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream. “Did Joseph spend two more years in prison due to a cupbearer’s faulty memory?”  Isn’t that a great question?  A companion question to it is, “Did God intend … Continue reading

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Thursday March 13, 2025 – Called from a dungeon

Genesis 41:14   So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh. It’s clear from scripture that Joseph had favor and responsibility while in prison, … Continue reading

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Wednesday March 12, 2025 – His trust was in God

Genesis 40:23  The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him. Today’s devotional is special to me because it describes an insight that became clear to me while writing it, regarding Joseph’s response to his experience with the … Continue reading

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