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About Shawn Thomas

My blog, shawnethomas.com, features the text of my sermons, book reviews, family life experiences -- as well as a brief overview of the Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson for Southern Baptist Sunday School teachers.

Be Glad In Your Maker

Posted on 2014/01/19 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 149:2 exhorts us as believers: “Let Israel be glad in his Maker; let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King.” The great truth of this verse is that GOD is to be the source of gladness and joy … Continue reading →

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Who Made Heaven and Earth

Posted on 2014/01/17 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 146:5-6 says, “How blessed is he whose help in the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them …”. A key phrase here … Continue reading →

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When It’s Too Late For Repentance

Posted on 2014/01/16 by Shawn Thomas

Hebrews 12:17 says of Esau, “For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.” This verse is speaking in … Continue reading →

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Pursue Peace

Posted on 2014/01/15 by Shawn Thomas

Hebrews 12:14 commands: “Pursue peace, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.” It is of note that the imperative here is to “PURSUE” peace. It is not just that it would be “nice”, and that we … Continue reading →

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Wonder Lost

Posted on 2014/01/14 by Shawn Thomas

In Psalm 144:3, David exclaims: “O LORD, what is man, that You take knowledge of Him? Or the son of man, that You think of him?” Here he exhibits the humble attitude that should characterize each of our lives: WONDER … Continue reading →

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A Martial Mindset

Posted on 2014/01/13 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 144 opens “Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.” (:1) This is another good reminder (see the devotion on “No Beds of Ease” here) that life is not about … Continue reading →

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Seeking God: A Different Direction

Posted on 2014/01/10 by Shawn Thomas

II Samuel 5:23 says: “When David inquired of the Lord, He said, ‘You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees.” This is in the context of war. :22 … Continue reading →

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God WILL Give You More Than You Can Handle!

Posted on 2014/01/09 by Shawn Thomas

In Psalm 142:6 David makes his request to God: “Give heed to my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.” Here David asks God for help, on the … Continue reading →

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The Blessed Wounds of Godly Criticism

Posted on 2014/01/08 by Shawn Thomas

In Psalm 141:5 David prays: “Let a righteous man strike me – it is a kindness; let him rebuke me – it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it.” Psalm 141 is evidently an evening prayer … Continue reading →

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Abandoning the Inadequate

Posted on 2014/01/07 by Shawn Thomas

In II Samuel 5:21 it says that after David defeated the Philistines in battle, “They abandoned their idols there, so David and his men carried them away.” It is both Ironic and instructive that the Philistines cast aside those idols … Continue reading →

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