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I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses that report to supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
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The WeakDay Devotion has been written fresh every week day morning since 1999.
Especially for those who want more Scripture with their devotion than most offer.
The current series is about ‘Foods of the Bible’ and is dedicated to Audley McLean, an exceptional Bible teacher.
The Poor Plan
“’Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
“’Nor shall you gle3an your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the Lord your God.” Leviticus 19:19-20
Eat Your Fill But…
““When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it, for it would be sin in you, and the Lord your God will surely require it of you. However, if you refrain from vowing, it would not be sin in you.
“’You shall be careful to perform what goes out of your lips, just as you have voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God, what you have promised….
No More Grapes!
“Again, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazarite, to dedicate himself to the Lord,
“’…he shall abstain from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no…
Deadly Gourd Stew
“When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, ‘Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.’
“Then one went out into the field to gather herbs, and…
Eating Your Mistakes
“It came about as soon as Moses came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses’ anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain.
“He took the calf which they had made and burned it with…
Do Not Eavesdrop!
“Rebekah was listening while Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game to bring home, Rebekah said to her son Jacob, ‘Behold, I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, saying, ‘Bring me some game and prepare a savory dish for me, that I may eat, and bless you in the presence of the Lord before my death.’
“Now therefore, my son, listen to me…
Harkening Back
“Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
“The people therefore cried out to Moses…
Lost Fruit/ Pink Elephant
“Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.
The Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will…
Tim Tams
“Then the word of the Lord came to him [Elijah], saying: ‘Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.’
“So he arose and went to Zarephath and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks, and he called to her and said, ‘Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.’
Staples for Exhaustion
“David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. And Absalom set Amasa over the army in place of Joab.
“Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. And Israel and Absolom camped in the land of Gilead.
WeakEnd Assignment - Thanks for All the Fish
“Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them…
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Few and Small
(Saint Peter fish from Sea of Galilee)
“And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, ‘I feel compassion for the multitude, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not wish to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.’
“And the disciples said to Him, ‘Where…
Two Baskets of Figs
“After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me; behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of the Lord!
“One basket had…
“Also men of Tyre were…
Repeating Mistakes
“In those days I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs and all kinds of loads, and they brought them into Jerusalem on the sabbath day. So I admonished them on the day they sold food.
“Also men of Tyre were…
WeakDay Devotion – Food for Thought
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Scorpions and Eggs
[Jesus teaching] “’And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you shall find’ knock, and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.
“’Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish…
Egg-splaining
“Then Job answered, ‘Oh that my vexation were actually weighed, and laid in the balances together with my iniquity! For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas, therefore my words have been rash.
“’For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; their poison my spirit drinks; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.,,,
Doves
[God told Moses to tell the people] “’’And when the days of her purification are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting, a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. …
WeakEnd Assignment - Penalty for Joy
“Then it happened as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart….
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