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Posting on days when I am already involved in a Bible Study seems to be a problem for me... but, I am here today...
Or not....

Well, yesterday didn't happen.... Let's see if we can get it done today, since I have no advance reading for tonight's bible study.

Gen 37:25-36;1 Cor 2:1-13; Mark 1:29-45

Notes: The story of Joseph in Egypt, begun yesterday is continued today. Reuben's plan to save Joseph from death is now complicated as Midianites ...

249 days...is a loooong time. People tell me it will be over before I know it. But they're not sitting in this office; their fiancee is not on the other side of the Atlantic. I cried like a little kid yesterday while sitting on my bed. I cannot help it - what can I do? Only the grace of God can keep us sane. I love her to pieces and know the wait will be more than worth it. And we started at 289 days, so it's not all that bad...but it's a long time still.

Dan 9:3-10; Heb 2:10-18; John 12:44-50

Notes: Daniel has just finished reading God’s Word, and realized that the exile the Jews have entered is in response to their turning from the true worship of God. Confessing not only his sin, but the corporate sin of the people, Daniel pleads with his God, whom he calls “great and awesome” “righteous” and “merciful and forgiving.”

Outstanding passage: 4-5, 8-10

3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition,

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Sometimes I don't understand why I have to suffer and I get rebellious and angry that this disease is happening to me, especially after a dream where I can do a lot of things..... it happened to me the other day..... I was riding my bike, running at the beach and woke up to see I was still confined to my bed and depending on Charles to get me things...... getting out of the house is a problem, let alone going to the beach...... so I was a bit depressed yesterday......

Then He gave ...

Eze 39:21-29; Phil 4:10-20; John 17:20-26

Notes: God is dealing with the sinful people of Israel. He sends them into exile because of their sin, then gathers them back to show them compassion, mercy, and love.

Outstanding passage: 25, 27, 29

25 "Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will now bring Jacob back from captivity and will have compassion on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name….27 When I have brought them back from

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