Posts Tagged ‘provision’
The Get-Out-of-Jail Free Card
Anyone who has played the game of Monopoly knows the value of having a Get-Out-of-Jail Free card. While a bad roll of the dice can suddenly land a player in jail, presenting this special card allows the holder to continue the game instead of languishing in lost turns while the…
Read MoreInstruments in the Hands of God
The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back;4 the mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs.5 Why was it, sea, that you fled? Why, Jordan, did you turn back?6 Why, mountains, did you leap like rams, you hills, like lambs?7 Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob. To most, these…
Read MoreHedging a Bet
From late spring through early fall, our family farm is a popular place for gatherings, reunions, campouts, and weekend chillouts. About 65 years ago, my father built a cabin on the creek running through the property that has served as the centerpiece of these events. There’s just one problem: it…
Read MoreAmazing Grace
Grace is defined as the freely given, unmerited favor and love of God; a virtue or excellence of divine origin. Most older people are surprised by the practice of grace because we have been raised to believe we must earn what we receive. Many of the younger generation are thought…
Read MorePower House Praise
Americans have become so dependent upon electrical power that the thought of an EMP device shutting everything down is devastating. All our communication systems are completely dependent: phones, computers, internet, TV, etc. No mode of transportation containing computer chips, no lights, air-conditioning, elevators, refrigerators, microwaves, stoves, nor any home appliances…
Read MoreThe Call to Arms
The account of Exodus 13:17-18 describes Pharaoh finally conceding to let the Israelites leave Egypt and includes a couple interesting details. The first is that they did not travel by the shorter route toward the Red Sea, and the second is that they left armed for battle. God addressed the…
Read MoreThe God of Things That Are Not What They Seem
The prophet Isaiah described the coming of the Messiah thusly in Isaiah 9:6-7: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.7 Of the greatness of His government and peace there will be no end.He will…
Read MoreThe Kingdom of God Is Here
When we think of the Kingdom of God, do we see ourselves living in it here and now, or is it something far away to be attained? For the most part, I believe we see the Kingdom of God as very different from our current state of existence, because we…
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