Tag - Anyway

Do It Anyway!

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. O-bservation: Evil men who were jealous of Daniel, the man of God, had the king sign a wicked decree that stated that anyone in Babylon caught praying to any god other than King Darius for the next thirty days would be thrown into the lion’s den. Of course,...

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They Did It Anyway

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: Jeremiah 43:7a So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the Lord. O-bservation: This is an unusual passage based on the background leading up to the people of Judah disobeying the Lord again. There was a remnant of Israelites left in Judah after King Nebuchadnezzar ransacked the place. One of their leaders named Johanan, along with other army officers, asked Jeremiah what to do. Jeremiah said, “Don’t flee to Egypt but stay right here and serve King Nebuchadnezzar and you will find peace.” But they told Jeremiah he was lying about not going to Egypt...

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They Killed Him Anyway

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: Matthew 22:46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions. O-bservation: The Pharisees were forever trying to trap Jesus with questions that would cause Him to flounder in His responses, thereby giving them a leg up on the Lord. Nothing they tried worked. Jesus always had a better answer to their questions. In this case, Jesus asked THEM a question. He actually trapped them by answering His own question, and from that time on they never asked Him another question. A-pplication: Never...

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Praise Him Anyway!

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: Habakkuk 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. O-bservation: In this book that bears his name, Habakkuk prophesied the coming fall of Judah at the hands of the Babylonians. He mentioned a number of terrible coming judgments on Judah, but ends by saying, "No matter how bad it gets, I will rejoice and be glad in God my Savior. In fact, I will "Praise Him Anyway!" A-pplication: The word was out across national lines that this dreaded foe was on its way. This enemy of God's people...

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