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“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” When Israel walked through the wilderness, God fed them with manna. Each morning they went out and gathered what He had provided for that day. The bread was simple, daily, and necessary. Their life in the wilderness depended upon what God provided. Moses later explained the lesson: God fed them with manna so they would learn that “man does not live by…

“Blessed is the man… He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.” Psalm 1 opens by describing the life we all desire: “Blessed is the man.” Being blessed means flourishing, staying rooted and steady, and living with vitality, fruitfulness, peace, and hope under God’s favor. It is a life that can endure hardship without losing its foundation, a life with strong roots that keeps growing…

Human beings are rarely short of opinions. It is common to hear, “You know, I was just thinking…” And often those thoughts get people into serious trouble. Sometimes people think too much when they should just be listening. This is most certainly not a new problem. Naaman (2 Kings 5.1-14) was a great man, highly valued by his master as a faithful servant and valiant military officer (verse 1), but he was afflicted with leprosy, an unsightly disease that would…