The greatest among you must be a servant. (Matthew 23:11 NLT) Our Lord’s idea of the greatest is much different than ours. Come with me and imagine what might have happened in heaven. There once was a man named Wilbur. He was a member of a large church, and although many knew him by sight, […]
Author Archives: kenbarnes
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Recently we saw the images of Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine walking on the war-torn streets of the capital city of Kyiv, leading from the front. The leaders in the western world have come to value unity to the extent that they only walk in lockstep, […]
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“Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse! You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today. But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the Lord your God and turn away from him and […]
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“We remember the fish we used to eat for free in Egypt. And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic we wanted. But now our appetites are gone. All we ever see is this manna!” (Numbers 11:5-6 NLT) In their time of testing, God’s people remembered the good food they ate in […]
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And Abraham named that place (YHWH-Jireh) The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.” (Genesis 22:14) When the circumstances are at their worst, financial or otherwise, it is the Lord who will provide. A few years back, I had a blood clot; […]
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One day Moses said to his brother-in-law, Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, “We are on our way to the place the Lord promised us, for he said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised wonderful blessings for Israel!” (Numbers 10:29 NLT) All […]
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John Kerry recently made a statement on Reuters that he thinks the greatest tragedy of the conflict in Ukraine is its threat to climate change. Kerry and his disciple on global warming, Joe Biden, only see world affairs through the lens of climate concerns. A delusion is a belief or impression maintained when contradicted by […]
Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.” But Jesus said, “You feed them.” (Mark 6:35-37a NLT) Jesus shocked His disciples when he told […]
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The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me.” (Exodus 25:1-2 ESV) How we give is an indication of the condition of our hearts and how we relate to God. While instructing […]
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But Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to lay his hands on the boys’ heads. He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim, though he was the younger boy, and his left hand on the head of Manasseh, though he was the firstborn. (Genesis 48:14 NLT) God chooses our station or […]