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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


Wait Quietly
“The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the...

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Apr 18, 20222 min read
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False Security
“‘The LORD has said to you, O remnant of Judah, “Do not go to Egypt.” Know for a certainty that I have warned you this day that you have...

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Apr 11, 20222 min read
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Jeremiah Grows
“Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied...

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Apr 4, 20222 min read
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Dangerous Presumption
“[King Zedekiah said,] ‘Inquire of the LORD for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the LORD will...

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Mar 28, 20222 min read
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Justice in Judgment
“‘Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them...

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Mar 21, 20222 min read
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Do Not Fear
“Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.’ But the LORD said to me, ‘Do not say, “I am only...

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Mar 14, 20222 min read
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He Who Formed You
“But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called...

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Mar 7, 20222 min read
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Strengthened Faith
“‘So now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the LORD’” (Isaiah...

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Feb 28, 20222 min read
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This Is Our God
“It will be said on that day, ‘Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited...

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Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Purified for Service
“And I said, ‘Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes...

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Feb 14, 20222 min read
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Song of Salvation
“He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love” (Song of Solomon 2:4). Song of Solomon is, quite frankly, a...

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Feb 7, 20222 min read
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Glorious Enjoyment
“I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat...

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Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Beautiful Words
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver” (Proverbs 25:11). Words are some of the most important things in our...

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Jan 24, 20222 min read
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Words of Wisdom
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly” (Proverbs 14:29). When someone wrongs us,...

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Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Wisdom Calling
“For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love...

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Jan 10, 20222 min read
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Growing in Wisdom
“My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add...

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Jan 3, 20222 min read
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Humble Wisdom
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:7). The book of Proverbs is all...

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Dec 27, 20212 min read
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Deliverance
“I cry to you, O LORD; I say, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living’” (Psalm 142:5). When David was in trouble, many...

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Dec 20, 20212 min read
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Simple Rest
“O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for...

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Dec 13, 20212 min read
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The Word of God
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). Psalm 119, the longest psalm and the longest chapter in the...

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Dec 6, 20212 min read
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