Dan’s Bible Fellowship Class

It is the desire of my heart to be used of God according to His purpose.
I’ve repeated that statement to myself over and over and over.  It is a reaffirmation of sorts that helps me (at least in my mind) keep focused in my activities.
This morning as I ready Proverbs 21:2  God reminded me that [...]

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God just shows me over and over that He is God and I’m not!
2 Corinthians 1:15-22 contains an affirmation to the church in Corinth that neither he, nor God are “two-faced” (my term) but instead that they are both constant.  Paul has not come to Corinth even though he planned to because of some of [...]

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I don’t read Peter very often.  In fact, the back part of the book, I pretty much don’t get to often except for Revelation.
This morning I read 1 Peter.  Peter is writing to the “strangers” scattered across a number of areas including Asia.
He writes the following praise:
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord [...]

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Jesus is preparing His disciples for the day when he shall no longer be with them physically.  He’s giving them the nuggets of wisdom that they will need to face the very difficult days ahead.
He tells them that He is going to prepare a place for them in His Father’s mansion.  John 14:2.  He tells [...]

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We’ve been in Tokyo five days now.  Every day, all day, we go to schools and universities to take the gospel to the students and into the household.  Although the middle school and high school students are polite, the acceptance rate is extremely low.  They will not take this gift that is freely given.  The [...]

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Long trip yesterday (Thursday 11:00 a.m. till Friday afternoon 5:30 p.m. Japan time). I was truly beat down by the time we got to Tokyo. The Business Class would have sure been nice!
As I was reading this morning, I was called to Psalm 89. Sometimes I feel like David felt (I think). I know God [...]

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Psalm 57:2-3:  I will cry out to God Most High, to God who performs all things for me.  He shall send from heaven and save me.  He reproaches the one who would swallow me up.  God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.”
Every time I get ready for a trip, my flesh battles with [...]

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Psalm 40:8 “I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart.”
After a pretty tough day yesterday, I needed this so much.  Psalm 40 begins with this reminder to me, “I waited patiently for the Lord, and He inclined to me, and heard my cry.  He also brought me [...]

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