Life from Death
"And Isaac prayed to the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD granted his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived"...
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Welcome to Graceful Reflections
the official blog of author M.C. Kennedy
mckennedyauthor
- Feb 26
- 2 min
A Lament
"'For these things I weep; my eyes flow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one to revive my spirit; my children are desolate,...
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mckennedyauthor
- Feb 19
- 2 min
A True Security
"'You are telling a lie. The LORD our God did not send you to say, "Do not go to Egypt to live there"'" (Jeremiah 43:2). The people of...
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mckennedyauthor
- Jan 15
- 2 min
A Grieving God
"'Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will it be before you are made clean?'" (Jeremiah 13:27). Jeremiah's title, "The Weeping Prophet,"...
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mckennedyauthor
- Dec 11, 2023
- 2 min
Born Is the King
"'And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever'" (2 Samuel 7:16)....
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mckennedyauthor
- Sep 4, 2023
- 2 min
False Obedience
“‘And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell...
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mckennedyauthor
- Aug 28, 2023
- 2 min
Day Descending
“‘Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, then I will...
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mckennedyauthor
- Aug 21, 2023
- 2 min
A Faithless Bride
"'I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD, that you may remember and be confounded, and never open...
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mckennedyauthor
- Aug 14, 2023
- 2 min
Like Fresh Fruit
“‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from...
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mckennedyauthor
- Aug 7, 2023
- 2 min
Return to Me
“‘“Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be...
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mckennedyauthor
- Jul 24, 2023
- 2 min
True Worship
“And the Lord said: ‘[…] this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and...
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mckennedyauthor
- Jul 3, 2023
- 2 min
Fierce Love
“‘My people are bent on turning away from me’” (Hosea 11:7a). Hosea’s ministry came near the ending of the kingdom of Israel. That nation...
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mckennedyauthor
- Jun 26, 2023
- 2 min
A Great Light
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone” (Isaiah...
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mckennedyauthor
- May 22, 2023
- 2 min
A House for the Most High
“‘The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven,...
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mckennedyauthor
- Apr 24, 2023
- 2 min
A Fool's Worship
“And David said to Michal, ‘It was before the LORD […] and I will celebrate before the LORD. I will make myself yet more contemptible...
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mckennedyauthor
- Apr 3, 2023
- 2 min
Remnants of Sin
“But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of...
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mckennedyauthor
- Mar 13, 2023
- 2 min
The God Who Goes Before
“‘Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God, who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your...
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mckennedyauthor
- Mar 6, 2023
- 2 min
A Mighty Hand
“And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Is the LORD’s hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not’” (Numbers...
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mckennedyauthor
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min
Waiting and Learning
“Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. But if the...
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mckennedyauthor
- Feb 13, 2023
- 2 min
God's Friend
“When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD would speak with...
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