Scribes

In New Testament times, experts in Jewish law were called “scribes” (or “teachers of the Law” or “lawyers” in some transla-tions).

Jesus had harsh words for them, because they (like the Pharisees) were fastidious about adhering to the rules but often forgot the importance of genuinely loving God and other people.

They were respected by the people, but Jesus saw that they could be self-righteous and hypocritical, with a religion of rules instead of serving God (Matt. 23; Luke 20). The scribes looked down on Jesus for mixing with the common people and social outcasts.

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Shut Up and Get Moving

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When we’re looking for God to do something big. When we’re waiting to see God bring something new and greater into our lives. Be still. Let the Lord fight the battle for you. Let go and let God.

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Some Positive Thing We Can Look at or Talk

Joyce Meyer

I once read a book that was based entirely on the word. He taught the reader to take each problem in his life, look at it honestly and then say “however,” and find something compensating positive in the individual's life that would put the problem into perspective.

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Learning the Love Languages

Gary Chapman

Many couples earnestly love each other but do not communicate their love in an effective way. If you don’t speak your spouse’s primary love language, he or she may not feel loved, even when you are showing love in other ways.

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We don’t understand the mysteries of the relationship between Father, Son, and Spirit, but we do know each has a distinct role in our lives. When Jesus tells His disciples about the work of the Spirit, He explains that the Spirit will hear from Jesus Himself, who in turn has heard from the Father.

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Humbly Choosing God

Katie Brazelton

I’m convinced God will do anything for those who are meek, anything at all that’s in their best interest. When we humbly understand who we are in relation to him, our lives begin to make sense with a newfound confidence in him, his power, and his ways.