Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else” (Matthew 11:2-3). Did John Really Say That? The followers of John the Baptist looked at each other with […]
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“But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today. (Deuteronomy 8:11 NASB). Blessing can be a curse. In times of prosperity we may be most susceptible to disobedience and paths […]
Used with permission by Microsoft It is the hum-drum and routine events of life that we see God most at work. Yes, God works in the supernatural (miracles, healing, etc.) where He supersedes natural laws and does His thing. And thank God for those. But for every one of those, there are untold numbers of […]
“Then all of you approached me and said, ‘Let us send men before us, that they may search out the land for us ….. The thing pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.” (Deuteronomy 1:22 NASB). The giants were this big! The Lord had just spoken to Israel […]
They killed the kings of Midian along with the rest of their slain: Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; they also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword (Numbers 31:8 NASB). Balaam was a complicated man. We see in him strokes of righteousness and prophetic […]
Used with permission by Microsoft So Balaam arose in the morning, and saddled his donkey and went with the leaders of Moab (Numbers 22:21 NASB). Balaam was intent on following his own path. God often uses the base things of this world to speak to His people. God had already told Balaam that he should […]
Image used with permission by Microsoft 35 And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!” 36 And when the Ark was set down, he would say, “Return, O Lord, to the countless thousands of Israel!”(Numbers 10: 35-36 NLT) In this portion of […]
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to Hispurpose (Romans 8: 28 NASB) Visions of how I would spend the money danced in my head! In July of 2014 my brother and I were approached by an agent […]
Although Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated. (Deuteronomy 34:7 (NASB) I will turn 70 this month. It’s the big seven-0. But as we move towards the end of our journey, spiritually speaking, should we not still have our vision and passion […]
Sammy’s Skateboard ….in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (I Thessalonians 5: 18 NASB). Sammy could not understand why God would give him something and then take it away. Sammy was a little blond-head boy from the Big Island of Hawaii whose family thought me the value of […]