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The reason for the blog…
The Bible says that,” the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” (Hebrews 4 :12) At the start of 2021, newly retired and starting a New Year in lockdown due to…
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5 June 2026 – What have I learned today?
Proverbs chapter 14 verse 12 (NIV) There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. If we ever need a reminder to be sure to seek God’s will about the decisions that we take, then this verse in Proverbs is that. When we have our heart…
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4 June 2026 – What have I learned today?
2 Samuel chapter 5 verses 6-7 (NIV) The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.” Nevertheless, David captured the fortress…
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3 June 2026 – What have I learned today?
Luke chapter 1 verses 21 – 22 (NIV) Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us, beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness…
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2 June 2026 – What have I learned today?
John Chapter 21 verses 1-8 (NIV) Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they…
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1 June 2026 – What have I learned today?
2 Samuel chapter 2 verse 1 (NIV) In the course of time, David inquired of the LORD. “Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” he asked. The LORD said, “Go up.”David asked, “Where shall I go?”“To Hebron,” the LORD answered. David had been anointed by Samuel as the next king…
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31 May 2026 – What have I learned today?
John Chapter 19 verses 28-30 (NIV) Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’…
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30 May 2026 – What have I learned today?
John Chapter 19 verses 14-15 (NIV) It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon.“Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews. But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered. Pilate, during…
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29 May 2026 – What have I learned today?
John Chapter 18 verses 15 – 18 (NIV) Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard, but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke…
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28 May 2026 – What have I learned today?
John Chapter 18 verses 4-6 (NIV) Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?” “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell…
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27 May 2026 – What have I learned today?
1 Samuel chapter 19 verses 23-24 (NIV) So Saul went to Naioth at Ramah. But the Spirit of God came even on him, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth. He stripped off his garments, and he too prophesied in Samuel’s presence. He lay naked all that day and all that night.…