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the official blog of M.C. Kennedy
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Sep 25, 20232 min read
Listeners
“The LORD paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the LORD and esteemed his...
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mckennedyauthor
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Intercession
“As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled” (Ezra 9:3). The exiles...
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mckennedyauthor
Sep 11, 20232 min read
Stirred Spirit
“And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak,...
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mckennedyauthor
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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 17, 20232 min read
Praise the LORD
“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!” (Psalm 150:6). From a biblical perspective, what is the primary...
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mckennedyauthor
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Constant Praise
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and...
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mckennedyauthor
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Fearsome God
“God has done it, so that people fear before him” (Ecclesiastes 3:14b). The Bible is filled with references to the fear of God. When...
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mckennedyauthor
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Better Plans
“The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps” (Proverbs 16:9). The book of Proverbs is filled with random wise...
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mckennedyauthor
May 29, 20232 min read
Gifted
“Then Solomon said, […] ‘I have indeed built you an exalted house, a place for you to dwell in forever’” (1 Kings 8:12-13). Solomon was a...
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mckennedyauthor
May 22, 20232 min read
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
May 15, 20232 min read
Sweet Forgiveness
“I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,’ and you forgave...
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mckennedyauthor
May 8, 20232 min read
The Mighty God
“The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire. […] Then the channels of the...
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mckennedyauthor
May 1, 20232 min read
A Deferred Desire
“But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, ‘Go and tell my servant David, “Thus says the LORD: Would you build me a house...
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