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		<title>The Mind of Christ</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The wisdom of God is revealed precisely where the world would never look: in weakness, in suffering, in what appears to be defeat. The cross is not merely the means of our salvation; it is the pattern of our thinking. <a href="https://reveds.com/2026/03/25/the-mind-of-christ/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Taking Up the Right Yoke</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Matthew 11, Jesus invites the weary to share His yoke, emphasizing that while we all carry burdens, true rest comes from companionship with Him, not from self-imposed expectations. <a href="https://reveds.com/2026/01/08/taking-up-the-right-yoke/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Prophet Who Wouldn’t Bless — and Couldn’t Stop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Balaam, a greedy prophet, was hired to curse Israel but instead prophesied the Messiah's coming. His story reveals God's sovereignty, highlighting that truth can emerge from unlikely sources. <a href="https://reveds.com/2025/12/17/the-prophet-who-wouldnt-bless-and-couldnt-stop/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Basket of Summer Fruit — Amos 8 and the Urgency of Returning to the Lord</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amos reveals Israel's spiritual emptiness; neglect leads to divine silence. Urgent call to repentance before judgment arrives. <a href="https://reveds.com/2025/12/10/the-basket-of-summer-fruit-amos-8-and-the-urgency-of-returning-to-the-lord/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The God Who Is Always God</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[God is infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His essence and character traits such as wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth, providing believers deep comfort. <a href="https://reveds.com/2025/12/03/the-god-who-is-always-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Infinite, Eternal, and Unchangeable</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable. Understanding Him deepens worship and invites believers to rest in His goodness and sovereignty. <a href="https://reveds.com/2025/11/26/infinite-eternal-and-unchangeable/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Fault in the Covenant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first covenant revealed humanity's sin but lacked the power to transform hearts. The new covenant in Christ fulfills and completes the first, offering grace and true redemption through faith. <a href="https://reveds.com/2025/11/19/the-fault-in-the-covenant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Coming to Zion: From History to Spiritual Fulfillment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When you read through the Scriptures, certain words begin to take on deeper meaning as you trace them from Genesis to Revelation. “Zion” is one of those words. It appears again and again — in the Psalms, the Prophets, and &#8230; <a href="https://reveds.com/2025/11/12/coming-to-zion-from-history-to-spiritual-fulfillment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Living Word: Insights from Hosea&#8217;s Prophetic Revelation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The phrase "the word of the LORD came to Hosea" emphasizes prophetic inspiration as a divine communication, urging listeners to seek the Holy Spirit's illumination for understanding scripture's transformative power. <a href="https://reveds.com/2025/11/05/the-living-word-insights-from-hoseas-prophetic-revelation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>“A Model, Not a Formula”: Samuel Miller and the Lord’s Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Miller reminds us that prayer must never become empty habit; that words, even the best of words, can be spoken without faith. But the Reformed tradition as a whole reminds us that form and freedom need not be enemies. <a href="https://reveds.com/2025/10/29/a-model-not-a-formula-samuel-miller-and-the-lords-prayer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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