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 […]
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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 […]
Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile” (Mark 6:31a NLT). Jesus said this to his disciples because they had become so busy that they did not have time to eat. I am really busy is one of the most common retorts today when asked how you […]
And you may not approach my altar by steps. If you do, someone might look up under the skirts of your clothing and see your nakedness. Exodus 20:26 NLT The Lord instructed Moses to build the altar low to the ground to prevent exposing the nakedness of the priests, but there may have been a […]
…“O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness to my master Abraham” (Genesis 24:12 NASB). A man we only know as Abraham’s servant was given a task to do that would affect the destiny of a family and eventually a whole nation. God choses obscure and […]
Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding; (Proverbs 2:2 NASB) We as Christians value and seek insight and wisdom. However, in 2016 our greatest need may not be more knowledge about God, but the application to our hearts of the truth we already possess. Christianity is not just an […]
… Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their labors; for their good deeds follow them!” (Revelation 14:13b NASB) The voice in the book of Revelation tells us that the good deeds in this life follow us into the next. A good deed is like a point […]
Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives. (Jude 1: 23b NLT) An enigma is something that is puzzling or difficult to understand. How do we love people as God’s creation and yet hate the sin that mars their existence. It is like trying to […]