obedience
Repeated Pattern
Read Joshua 8
To fully appreciate what’s happening in chapter 8 you might need to revisit chapters 6 and 7. Here’s a quick recap.
Chapter 6 – The children of Israel took Jericho following God’s strange instructions. Everything was to be burned except the silver, gold and iron items were for the Lord’s treasury. But one man [...]
Effort or Revelation?
The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29 NKJV
Have you ever been stuck in needing to know something? There’s a situation happening in your life and you have this unrelenting [...]
God’s Characteristics
Today’s reading is a phenomenal chapter outlining characteristics of God. Before you’ll see that let’s, start with pray: Father God above, you alone are worthy of all praise. You know all things. You have provided everything we need to live a godly life until Christ returns. Reveal your truths today through your Word by your [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Look at Deuteronomy 27:11-26
And Moses commanded the people on the same day, saying, “These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin; and these shall stand on Mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. Deuteronomy 27:11-13 NKJV
Read Deuteronomy 27:11-26 [...]
Responsibility within a Family
Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, “Take heed and listen, O Israel: This day you have become the people of the LORD your God. 10 Therefore you shall obey the voice of the LORD your God, and observe His commandments and His statutes which I command you today.” Deuteronomy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Sin Has Consequence
And the LORD said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.” Genesis 18:20-21 NKJV
You have probably [...]
Repent with Sincerity
Remember what 2 Chronicles 7:14 said? There are four steps leading to healing. Humble ourselves, pray and seek God were the first three steps. These steps prepared us for the action step.
The fourth step in healing is repentance. Don’t let the word “repent” scare you. It simply means turning from and turning to something. [...]
A More Complete Picture
Can we understand God by reading one Bible verse? Can we know Him through one devotional reading? Can we grasp His glory through one prayer? Is it possible to know Him through encounters with others?
The answer to the individual question is no, but collectively perhaps. Let me explain with an analogy.
Can we taste [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rules versus Righteousness
“They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.”” Acts 23:14 NKJV
As I pondered over this verse I thought of rules versus righteousness. There were about forty Jews who took this oath to kill Paul. These [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Accepting His Will
So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The will of the Lord be done.” Acts 21:14 NKJV
Why is it so hard to accept the will of the Lord? One reason is we can’t understand why pain and suffering are part of the Lord’s will. When we study God’s word, it is pretty [...]
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