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God is our shield of faith
I've always thought that the shield of faith (http://www.esvbible.org/search/ephesians+6%3A10-20/) was the shield of MY FAITH. That MY FAITH in Christ would shield me from the darts. I get that this…
Created 4 months ago
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The Truly Abundant Life
Jesus came that we might have life and have it abundantly (http://www.esvbible.org/search/john+10%3A7-11/) .Too often I equate abundance with possessions or plenty or peace. While abundance can include,…
Created 4 months ago
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Where's Your Mind?
Moment by moment your mind is fixed on something. The question is what? In this moment, your mind is fixed on God's word. That's great. The test, however, is the next moment and the next. Learning to…
Created 4 months ago
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Honoring Others Respectfully
Hmmm . . . . This is a passage that deserves careful study in light of Christ. What is our duty when, as servants of others, we are with them as they, in some way, worship a God other than Christ. There…
Created 6 months ago
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The Easy Yoke
This story reminds us of the invitation of Christ to the light yoke of relationship with him. The heavy yoke of the law, it's demands and burdens, can never set us free. It only demonstrates our need…
Created 7 months ago
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Write It Down!
Can you imagine the power that would be released if every person who has influence (who is a king in some way) would take the time to carefully write down and study and word of God in the presence of…
Created 8 months ago
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My I Never Forget
Lord, you have blessed me so. You are the source of all that is right and good, loving and true. And yet, Lord, how prone I am to forgetfulness, to beginning to "think" that I have done the work, that…
Created 8 months ago
Deuteronomy 8:12 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 8:13 (HCSB), Deuteronomy 8:14 (HCSB)
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Jesus--God's Choice "Bread"
In Christ God has given us the very bread of life. Christ alone satisfies. Christ alone gives life. I find much in this part of Deuteronomy that confuses me. Wiping out nations. No mercy. No compassion.…
Created 8 months ago
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Leave It At the Cross
As I walk with people who have not yet been embraced by Christ, I often am pointed to a verse like this. "Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites." They then do just that, killing…
Created 8 months ago
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One Lamb Once and for All
Here we see the regular daily sacrifice which provided the "cover" for the children of Israel. One unblemished lamb in the morning and one in the evening.But, in Jesus, the lamb of God has now been offered,…
Created 8 months ago
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Sheep without a Shepherd
One of the things I love (well like!) about the book of Numbers is how amidst all the numbering and seemingly endless rules and organization (I mean no disrespect), there are nuggets of incredible wonder.Here…
Created 8 months ago
Numbers 27:15 (HCSB), Numbers 27:16 (HCSB), Numbers 27:17 (HCSB)
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Back to Basics
Growing up in the Lutheran church, we weekly practiced a pretty "ritualized" form of worship. Everything happened at a proscribed time and in a proscribed way. It became--in good and maybe not so good…
Created 9 months ago
Numbers 6:22 (HCSB), Numbers 6:23 (HCSB), Numbers 6:24 (HCSB), Numbers 6:25 (HCSB), Numbers 6:26 (HCSB)
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Unauthorized Fire--Hmmmmmm
I wonder what kind of "fire" they tried to offer. Even more, I wonder if there are times we, in effect, do the same thing.Perhaps on those occasions where we pray, in effect, "Not THY will but MY will…
Created 9 months ago
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Getting to the "Heart" of it
What's at the heart of your "camp"? I remember the first time I sketched out the set up of the Israelite camp. It was fascinating to see the picture of the tribes gathered around the tabernacle. The tabernacle,…
Created 9 months ago
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Let's be honest
Admit it, we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.We have coveted what others have and been greedy for more and more of our own. We have continually worshiped other gods, creating them…
Created 9 months ago
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Freedom! What have I missed?
In Christ, God pitched his tent with humanity. By his Holy Spirit, God set up residence in our very hearts. He has redeemed us. We are his own.So what have I missed? Or maybe I just need to "gut" up and…
Created 9 months ago
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Professional Idol Makers
As much as I like to think I've grown beyond the details of "Leviticus," I'm reminded again how utterly "today" God has always been. I may not as often carve idols of stone or wood, but I'm very creative,…
Created 9 months ago
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Casting Away our Sin
I've always been fascinated by this "second goat" who is sent into the wilderness. Notice how all the sins--wrongdoings and rebellious acts--are confessed onto the goat. Learning--CONFESSION is important.…
Created 9 months ago
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Why Read Leviticus--Here's Why!
Ever wonder why you should spend time in Leviticus. I sure have. And yet, here it is (and there is much a great value in it).But still . . . .Today as I'm reading, this verse, Leviticus 10:10, got my…
Created 9 months ago
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The Power of Touch
Jesus was a living "sin offering," offering himself up for us long before he shed his blood. No wonder he so longed and was so willing to "touch" others. When he did, they became holy, set apart for God.No…
Created 9 months ago
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Confess or Conceal?
How interesting to see such an emphasis on confession. I never noticed this before. I know it says, in James I think, that we should confess our sins to each other, but . . . . .Our natural "bent" is…
Created 9 months ago
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Truly Counting the Cost
Hmmm . . . . How quickly I ask Jesus to forgive me and wash me with his blood. The words roll off my lips, hardly slowing me down. Like a quick drive through at McDonalds, I get my forgiveness, my conscious…
Created 9 months ago
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Our Job Description
Here in these two verses, if we read them in the context of Christ's life, death and resurrection, we have our ministry description. We are to live verse 6 and the first part of verse 7. We are to be…
Created 9 months ago
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Teach Me Your Way
One of my favorite verses in the OT. If I am your child, please teach me your ways that I may truly KNOW YOU and live my life in the heart of your favor.
Created 9 months ago
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Face to Face Friends
And Jesus, while not in flesh, now speaks to us, not just face to face but heart to heart. IF we'll look at him..... IF we'll begin to listen..... If we'll admit we're a stiff-necked person and begin…
Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-08-18
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-08-06
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-08-04
Eric Sloter
- esloter
- Waterloo, Iowa
- simplytruelife.net
- A husband, father and follower of Christ seeking to walk with Jesus in the everyday of life.
