Posts Tagged ‘obedience’
God Knows
“When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting Me and breaking My covenant. 21 And when many disasters and calamities come on them, this song will testify against them,…
Read MoreA Moment of Decision
Early Israelite history recapped in the book of Deuteronomy is a fascinating study of God’s instruction and care for one nation that He selected to be His light to other nations. He demonstrated His love and provision starting with their deliverance out of slavery in Egypt through the 40 years of wandering in the desert. …
Read MoreWhat is the Kingdom of Heaven Like?
God created man with a zeal for obtaining knowledge, making discovery a special euphoric experience. Satisfying man’s curiosity brought about the invention of the wheel, and has continued beyond the technology for space travel. Yet the illusive exploration of the afterlife has remained: is it real, what does it look like, who is there, and…
Read MoreFor Tumultuous Times
The days of the prophet Ezekiel were overwhelmingly frightening and full of despair. The northern kingdom had already been decimated by the Assyrians, and the Babylonians in Judah were escalating that level of destruction by pillaging God’s temple and burning all of Jerusalem. When it looked as if the entire remnant of Israel was going…
Read MoreThe Rock in the Hard Place
Taking a “step of faith” without knowing what comes next is one of the most challenging things we do as Christ-followers. I’ve known people who have sold their possessions to move with small children to foreign countries without having return tickets. I’ve seen others give away valuables when they needed the resource themselves. The Bible…
Read MoreLinked Arms
Some of the most dramatic rescue video I’ve watched featured strangers linking arms to form a human chain to rescue a person who had fallen over the edge of a cliff. The most inspiring thing was the way a diverse group united at great personal risk to accomplish what one individual alone could not. No…
Read MoreWANTED: Wisdom
In our country’s current climate, there is seemingly no end to opinions and recommendations, but where is wisdom? If the world pandemic is to be resolved through science and a vaccine, then why are cases increasing unabated? Added to that is the attempt to quiet racial tensions with a combination of reparations, new laws, and…
Read MoreStop Sinning
“Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.” (John 5:14) Jesus spoke these words to the invalid He had healed at the Bethesda pool on a later encounter at the Temple, when the man was totally functional. Because we think of Jesus as the Healer, operating in unconditional love, these particular words have always…
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