Martin Wickens
Speaking the Truth in Love
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Through the Bible in 90 Days – Day 34
The plan continues in 2 Chronicles 23 today with the establishment of the reign of King Joash by the wisdom of the High Priest, Jehoida. 2 Chronicles 23-24 Jehoida impressed me earlier in the chapter when he spoke of doing “as the Lord hath said”. His focus was on God’s will and not his own…
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Through the Bible in 90 Days – Day 33
Day 33 of 90 – Just over a month ago I began a Bible reading plan that will take me through the Bible in 90 days. Most Bible reading plans I have used have gone through the Bible in a year. Sometimes I have finished the plans, other times I struggled to keep up and…
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Get Up or Get Out
He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. Matthew 9:24-26 In Matthew 9…
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All That Hate Me Love Death
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. – Proverbs 8:36 Proverbs 8, from beginning to end, gives many practical encouragements concerning wisdom. It describes as a person, some believe it is even a reference to Christ. If Christ be the Word, which He is, and…
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The Basis for Our Praise
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. ~Psalm 7:17 When we praise God everything hinges on this, we praise according to His righteousness. How much is bound up in that short phrase! We may praise God because His gift of righteousness…