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Laura Sweet

Laura N. Sweet is a wife, mother, grandmother, and former Christian school teacher from Midland, Michigan. She writes devotional material for both adults and children, and her work has appeared in more than a dozen publications.
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Devotionals

God is Unique

Read: Isaiah 40:6-17

Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or what man shows him his counsel? (v. 13)

It is human nature to try and “humanize” God; we seek to understand him by bringing him down to our level. Sometimes we refer to God as “the man upstairs,” or make jokes at his expense. Sometimes we accuse him of being unfair or unkind and demand an explanation for his actions. Our minds may picture him as a kindly old grandfather or an uncaring bureaucrat. In other words, we seek to make God in our own image.

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Laura Sweet March 16, 2021
Devotionals

The End of Solomon

Read: 1 Kings 11:29-43 And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. (v. 43) Nathan the prophet stood boldly in the king’s throne room

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Laura Sweet May 14, 2020
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The Sin of Solomon (Part 2)

Read: 1 Kings 11:1-13 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

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Laura Sweet May 13, 2020
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The Sin of Solomon (Part 1)

Read: Deuteronomy 17:14-20 And he shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away. (v. 17) If you’ve been on this earth for a while, you’ve seen

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Laura Sweet May 12, 2020
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The Splendor of Solomon

Read: 1 Kings 10:14-29 Thus King Solomon excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom. (v. 23) In Psalm 145:13 we read, “The LORD is faithful

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Laura Sweet May 11, 2020
Devotionals

The Witness of Solomon

Read: 2 Chronicles 9:1-12 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the LORD your God! (v. 8)

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Laura Sweet May 10, 2020
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God’s Reply to Solomon

Read: 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. (v. 15) In a recent sermon, my

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Laura Sweet May 9, 2020