Now set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God; arise, therefore, and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the … Continue reading Set Your Heart and Soul – 1 Chronicles 22:19
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The Risk Of Discipleship – Luke 10:3
Now go; I’m sending you out like lambs among wolves. It should be no wonder that the walk of faith is challenging. Jesus Himself sends us as lambs into a world of savage wolves. What defense does a lamb have against a wolf? What would ever stop a wolf from devouring a lamb? Why are … Continue reading The Risk Of Discipleship – Luke 10:3
The Offensive Nature Of Grace – Jonah 3:10 – 4:1
Then God saw their actions — that they had turned from their evil ways — so God relented from the disaster He had threatened to do to them. And He did not do it. But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious. The application of God's grace and His eternal forgiveness, at times, seems almost … Continue reading The Offensive Nature Of Grace – Jonah 3:10 – 4:1
The Pressure of Life – Luke 8:14
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who, when they have heard, go on their way and are choked with worries, riches, and pleasures of life, and produce no mature fruit. At the age of 58, I am learning that this interaction with the thorns is an ongoing temptation and … Continue reading The Pressure of Life – Luke 8:14
The Miracle of Faith – Jonah 3:4-5
Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, “In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!” The men of Nineveh believed in God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth — from the greatest of them to the least. The turning of a rebellious heart back toward God … Continue reading The Miracle of Faith – Jonah 3:4-5
Wealthy Weeping – James 5:1-6
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you. Your wealth is ruined and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your silver and gold are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days! … Continue reading Wealthy Weeping – James 5:1-6
Actions Are Fruit – Luke 6:47-48
I will show you what someone is like who comes to Me, hears My words, and acts on them: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the river crashed against that house and couldn’t shake it, because it was well … Continue reading Actions Are Fruit – Luke 6:47-48
Lay Preachers – Amos 7:14-15
So Amos answered Amaziah, “I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs. But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’” This is a terrifying prospect for the ‘not formally … Continue reading Lay Preachers – Amos 7:14-15
Favor Of God – Luke 1:25
“The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace among the people.” What compares to the favor of God? What could even begin to compare with this favor? The God of the universe looks upon us with special kindness by His own inclination and … Continue reading Favor Of God – Luke 1:25
Longing for Judgment – Amos 5:18-24
Woe to you who long for the Day of the Lord! What will the Day of the Lord be for you? It will be darkness and not light. It will be like a man who flees from a lion only to have a bear confront him. He goes home and rests his hand against the … Continue reading Longing for Judgment – Amos 5:18-24
Hold On – Hebrews 10:39
But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life. At the risk of sounding whiny and puny, this entire passage of Holy Scripture at the end of Hebrews 10 reminds us of the difficulty of our walk of faith. It reminds us of the challenges … Continue reading Hold On – Hebrews 10:39
He Is Not Silent – Amos 4:13
He is here: the One who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals His thoughts to man, the One who makes the dawn out of darkness and strides on the heights of the earth. Yahweh, the God of Hosts, is His name. This is amazing to contemplate - the One who created all things … Continue reading He Is Not Silent – Amos 4:13
Know the Lord – Hebrews 8:10-12
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people. And each person will not teach his fellow citizen, and … Continue reading Know the Lord – Hebrews 8:10-12
Passing Shadows – Psalms 144:3-4
Lord, what is man, that You care for him, the son of man, that You think of him? Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow. The truth of this thought grows increasingly more relevant as I️ age. Time is a constant except for the fact that it is never constant … Continue reading Passing Shadows – Psalms 144:3-4
Suffering – Hebrews 5:8
Though He was God’s Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. Although it is difficult for me to imagine what obedience Lord Jesus had to learn seeing that He was Perfect Obedience, the message to me is clear: through suffering the follower of Christ learns to obey. Suffering for good serves a purpose in … Continue reading Suffering – Hebrews 5:8
God’s Rest – Hebrews 4:10
In Jesus, faith, obedience, work and rest all converge. To believe is to obey. To work is to rest.
Words – Hosea 14:1-2
Israel, return to Yahweh your God, for you have stumbled in your sin. Take words of repentance with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him: “Forgive all our sin and accept what is good, so that we may repay You with praise from our lips. Here we see the power of our words … Continue reading Words – Hosea 14:1-2
He Welcomes Sinners – Luke 15.2
"This man welcomes sinners and eats with them..." Gasp. What a trip. The Son of God walks among us. He looks into our eyes. He sees our hearts. He knows the sorry, black sin of the flesh. He sees our strong, perfect-looking exteriors and knows our inner weakness, our broken hearts, our failing commitments, our … Continue reading He Welcomes Sinners – Luke 15.2
Rejection, Poor Me
It has to be one of the most awful shared feelings of humanity and one of the most overused, yet effective tools of the enemy. Rejection. I almost feel like it deserves a line of its own. REJECTION. Ricky Bible was my bus stop nemesis in second grade. He found great pleasure in causing me … Continue reading Rejection, Poor Me
Silence – John 11:6
What does one say whenever things are so difficult for the people around them? What should one say? How should they say it if they do finally decide what it is they should say? How do we form the right words and express them in the right way to achieve the right result? Why are we obsessed with speaking? Ask Job if those who spoke incessantly to him in his sorrow served any lasting, good purpose. I think his answer would be no. I certainly know that God did not appreciate their blabber.
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