LSEM > Articles by: Carolyn Mahal
Sep
16
Unfailing

So, the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood […]

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Aug
29
Heaven and Hell

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through […]

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Aug
05
Called to Serve, Kept by Grace

Devotion for Educators Based on Psalm 116 “I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.” — Psalm 116:1 (ESV) The Teacher’s Cry and the Lord’s Ear Educators live at the intersection of vocation and challenge. Each day, teachers pour themselves into the lives of students—emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. […]

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Jul
02
Wisdom Calls

Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy street she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech: “How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? […]

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Jun
17
Never Lose Hope

I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore, my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon […]

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May
29
No Escape

“At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child. For three months he was cared for in his father’s house. When he was placed outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son. Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech […]

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May
05
Man Plans, But…

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened.  But Jonah was greatly displeased and became angry. He prayed to the LORD, “O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That […]

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Apr
01
Amazing Love

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! – Psalm 32: 10-11 What an amazing gift God gives us – to be surrounded by His unfailing love. The cliché says that it is […]

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Mar
14
Slow & Rich

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. All you have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you. They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, […]

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Mar
05
God is Good

“Surely God does not reject a blameless man or strengthen the hands of evildoers. He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more.” – Job 8:20-22 God is good.  This is evident on […]

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