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Manna (What God Thinks of Our Complaints)
2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” 4 Then the Lord said to…
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In the Morning
I have learned more spiritual principles from my cats than I am comfortable with. Naming three whiskered faces as my source of learning is always a little embarrassing, as I don’t want to become known as the cat lady but darn it, I have to share! I can’t believe how many things God has revealed…
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Give Me Jesus
In the morning when I rise, In the morning when I rise, In the morning when I rise, Give me Jesus. Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus, You can have all this world, Just give me Jesus. Give Me Jesus I love this song! I have a history with this song. I grew up singing…
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Out With the Old
10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment. 11 Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like…
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Peaceful Dwelling Places
I woke up this morning with a picture in my mind. It was a path around my house. One that I should walk and pray. The word peace came to mind as well. So that’s what I will do! I will walk around my house and pray for peace inside its walls. It reminds me…
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Learning to Hear His Voice
When I started to walk with God again in my early 30’s I was told that I would hear from Him. I would hear Him in the Bible, through others, and I would hear Him speak to me personally. I didn’t understand how this third type of communication would come but He must have given…
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Jehovah Jireh – My Provider
8 “God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son,” Abraham answered. And they both walked on together. 9 When they arrived at the place where God had told him to go, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. Then he tied his son, Isaac, and laid him on the altar on…
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How His Garden Grows
Is there anything better than watching something you planted take on a life of its own and grow? A child growing in your belly, swimming, kicking, dreaming, and developing. A seed you planted grows into food to eat, a tree to climb, or a flower to admire. A financial investment that blesses you down the…
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About Band of Opals
Hello, and welcome to Band of Opals! This website is a collection of scripture, scripture study, and my walk with God and the people He created. I started this in obedience to God and hope to follow Him as closely as I can through all of it. I love Jesus! I love Him because he…
