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Posted on Mar 18, 2010 by Ray Noah
"In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD…. “[do] not forget your servant but give her a son…” I Samuel 1:10-11
Go Deep: Nobody really understands the pain of desiring children but not being able to have any like the barren. Hannah was a childless woman in a culture ...
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Posted on Mar 09, 2010 by Ray Noah
"But Ruth replied, “Don’t ask me to leave you and turn back. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me severely if I allow anything but ...
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Posted on Feb 24, 2010 by Ray Noah
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” - Psalm 22:1
Go Deep: David had some really rotten days during his journey on earth—hiding from Saul in a cave, fleeing from his own son’s murderous plot, betrayed by people he had trusted—yet I have a feeling that the depth of despair you ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2010 by Ray Noah
"Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." ~ Psalm 20:7
Go Deep: You would think by now we’d know how foolish it is to trust in anyone but the Lord for our safety and security. That is not to say that we shouldn’t lock our doors at night, put ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2010 by Ray Noah
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. Psalm 17:8
Go Deep: Did you know that God has favorites? The Bible tells us that he held the nation of Israel as the apple of his eye. Really—you can read that in Deuteronomy 32:9-11 and Zechariah 2:7-9.
The good news is ...
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