Category Archives: Bible

REIGN, REIN, AND RAIN

Posted on April 19, 2022 by oneta hayes

Reign in me with the perfect law of love. Your bond servant I will gladly be. Put an awl in my ear, Your voice I would hear. Reign in me, King Jesus, reign in me. . Rein me into your … Continue reading →

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BROKEN GUARDRAILS

Posted on June 11, 2021 by oneta hayes

Someone had whammed the guard rail!  A sign had been put up “Damaged Guardrail.”  When installed it was shiny, sturdy, and solid, but now it is messy, marred, and mangled.    I wonder who hit the guard rail and why.  Was … Continue reading →

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Chronicles 1-9 WHAT’S THERE? .

Posted on March 8, 2021 by oneta hayes

How long since you read 1st Chronicles? What makes those first nine chapters worth putting in the Holy Bible? Those chapters are not full of sermon texts to say the least! I had a friend who told me she loved … Continue reading →

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SEND THOSE TOADS PACKING – TOMORROW

Posted on May 12, 2020 by oneta hayes

Googled image from new account Story Time: The plagues were being loosed on Egypt.  First off, the waters were all turned to blood.  Pharaoh wasn’t too bothered, he just sent for his magicians who did the same thing.    A … Continue reading →

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TRUTH/FAITHFUL CARE

Posted on March 1, 2020 by oneta hayes

Psalm 43:3.  Two copyrights NIV.  One version:  “send me your light and your truth, let them lead me…” and the other is: “send me your light and your faithful care, let …” I find out of twenty translations, eighteen say … Continue reading →

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WITH UNVEILED FACE

Posted on January 18, 2019 by oneta hayes

2 Cor. 3:18 “And we, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory,…” While reading this scripture in my Bible,  I noticed that at some other time I had underlined it—except … Continue reading →

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HIS WORDS ARE EXQUISITE!

Posted on January 13, 2019 by oneta hayes

I’m looking at three issues in Chapter 19 NIV: 1.  Verses 1-4 Everyone has been exposed to some knowledge of God via nature.  Everyone has “heard the voice” of God in that way.  If you respond and tell him you … Continue reading →

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GET IN THE WHEELBARROW

Posted on July 10, 2018 by oneta hayes

There is a story told of Charles Blondin, a tightrope walker who walked over Niagara Falls in the mid 1800’s. He proved his expertise in many ways – in a sack, on stilts, on a bicycle, and in the dark. … Continue reading →

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READING THE RED LETTERS

Posted on April 24, 2018 by oneta hayes

RED LETTER TIME AGAIN – Can we really live according to Matthew 5:40? “And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. If someone forces you to go one mile, go … Continue reading →

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NOT REALLY JUNK

Posted on March 10, 2018 by oneta hayes

…BUT NO LONGER USEFUL TO ME Yesterday was a gorgeous day – a day that called out to achieve something.  What better time to go survey the garage mess.  For once I have been hoping for a call from someone … Continue reading →

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