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Love Those Lentils!
“Now Jacob cooked a stew; and Esau came in from the field, and he was weary. And Esau said to Jacob, ‘Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am weary.’ Therefore his name was called Edom. But … Continue reading
Posted in food, Priorities
Tagged birthright, choices, delayed gratification, double portion, edom, esau, Firstborn, food, foolish trade, Genesis, Genesis 25:29-34, Hebrews 12:14-17, immediate gratification, jacob, lentiles, Mark 8:36-37, one morsel of food, priorities, red stew, sell birthright
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It Does Not Fade!
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy had begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled … Continue reading
Posted in heaven, Hope, plants
Tagged 1 Peter 1:3-4, amaranth, amaranton, amianton, aphtharsian, aphtharton, blessed be God, commentary 1 Peter, corruptible body, cown, fades not away, flower never fades, God is worthy of praise, gospel advocate, Guy N. Woods, heaven, hope, imperishable crown, incorruptible, incorruptible body, inheritance in heaven, mercy, moth and rust corrupt, perishable crown, phtharton, plants, reserved in heaven, theives break in and steal, undfiled
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The Grass Withers and The Flower Fades
“As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. But the mercy of the LORD … Continue reading
Posted in God`s word, life, Man, Mercy, plants, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 1:24-25, bluebonnets, brevity of life, chesed, choroton, esv, fear and obey, flower, flower fades, flower of the field, from everlasting to everlasting, God's mercy, God's word, gospel advocate, grass, grass withers, guy n.woods, homer hailey, indian paintbrush, Isaiah 40:6-8, James 1:10-11, James 4:13-14, life is a vapor, loving kindness, loyal love, man is weak, mercy, nasb, nkjv, permanent things, plants, Psalm 103:15-17, stedfastlove, texas weather, the sun, the wind, weather, wildflowers, Word Study
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By Their Fruits
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do me gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good … Continue reading
Posted in plants, prophets
Tagged 1 John 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Acts 17:11, bad tree, by their fruits, conduct, Deuteronomy 13:1-5, Deuteronomy 18:20-22, does he give prophecy which does not come to pass?, does he teach another god?, does he teach something which contradicts God's word?, false prophets, false teachers, fig tree, figs, fruit, garland elkins, good tree, grapes, grapevine, inspect the fruit, Isaiah 8:20, known by their fruits, Matthew 7:15-20, plants, spiritual sword, spiritual sword lectureship, teaching, testing prophets, thistles, thomas b. warren, thorn, thornbushes, wolf in sheep's clothing, words
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Aaron’s Rod Blossoms
“Now it came to pass… that the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds” (Numbers 17:8). Aaron was high priest in Israel. The LORD had selected … Continue reading
Posted in plants, resurrection, Type/Antitype
Tagged 1 John 2:22-23, aaron's rod, aaron's rod blossomed, aaron's rod that budded, abiram, almonds, authority, coronation, dathan, God's power, Hebrew 5:4-6, Jesus high priest, John 13:20, korah, Luke 10:16, Matthew 10:40, melchizedek priesthood, Numbers 16, Numbers 17, Numbers 17:8, on, plants, Psalm 110:4, Psalm 2:7, rebellion, resurrection of dead, to reject Jesus is to reject God, to reject moses and aaron is to reject the LORD, tribe of levi, tribe of reuben, type/antitype
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Uprooted Plant
“Then His disciples came and said to Him, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?’ But He answered and said, ‘Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them … Continue reading
God Clothes the Field
“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of … Continue reading
Posted in Creation, Faith, Nature, plants, Priorities, worry
Tagged go for walk, God clothes the field, God clothes the grass, grass, lilies, Matthew 6:28-30, Matthew 6:33, rain and fruitful seasons, seek first the kingdom of God, seek His righteousness, sermon on mount, slow down, Solomon, solomon clothing, trust God
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Bryan Hodge 
Look at the Fields
“Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for the harvest!” (John 4:35). The Context … Continue reading →