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Do Not Let One Word Evade You
As I read Job's story and the complaints of his friend, I begin to think how far off their theology and personal experience with God had become. In the book of Deuteronomy, which probably was written…
Created 9 months ago
Genesis 38:7 (ESV), Job 4:7 (ESV), Mark 8:12 (ESV), Mark 8:23 (ESV)
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Maybe Its For Such a Time as This
As I read this story about Jacob and Rachel, something grips my heart and seems to pushing me to explore deeper a potential story behind the story. Jacob was the younger brother - smarter, more sensitive,…
Created 9 months ago
Genesis 29:20 (ESV), Genesis 29:25 (ESV), Genesis 29:31 (ESV), Genesis 29:35 (ESV), Genesis 30:24 (ESV), Matthew 28:3 (ESV)
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When Years Feel like Days
Jacob comes to his kinsmen, Laban, and tells him he will work for 7 years for his younger daughter, Rachel. He set the wages because of how valuable Rachel was to him. When men were valiant, it was normal…
Created 9 months ago
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Insecurity Blurs
In this passage (Matthew 16:5-7), the disciples 'forgot' to fulfill one of their responsibilities: bring bread for the road trip. Like most leaders, because they realized they dropped the ball, they felt…
Created 10 months ago
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You Men who Fear God
As I read Paul's speech (Acts 13:16), I am floored again by how worthy God is of our entire adoration, respect, submission and obedience. There is no one like Him in all the earth or in all of heaven!…
Created 10 months ago
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Grace and Power
Acts 6:8-10 is one of those passages that I want on my grave-stone: "Jonathan, who walked intimately with God, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. The wisdom…
Created 10 months ago
Genesis 6:1 (ESV), Genesis 6:6 (ESV), Ezra 6:10 (ESV), Acts 6:4 (ESV), Acts 6:10 (ESV)
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Anointing and Intimacy
In Matthew 7:21-23, Jesus lays out the difference between anointing and intimacy. Intimacy is a deep and surrendered relationship with someone, mainly with God. Anointing is the power of God put on your…
Created 10 months ago
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Keepers and Helpers
In Genesis 2: 18, God makes Eve to be a helper of her soon-to-be husband, Adam. It is interesting that when God made Adam - he gave him a work to steward and when he made Eve, he gave her a relationship…
Created 10 months ago
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Permission and Prohibition
In Genesis 2, God made Adam and put him in the garden to work it and to keep it. God made Adam a keeper. A Protector and a steward of his treasured work. In verses 16 & 17, God have him this command,…
Created 10 months ago
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Consecrated Means "Set Apart for The Lord Himself"
Whenever God begins to do something in a routine - he is creating a norm to be followed. Whenever he pulls away from the routine and deems something "holy" - he is consecrating something and making it…
Created 10 months ago
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The "Know How"
The Teacher, Solomon, says that wisdom is more costly than rubies or expensive jewels. I have come to agree with this from experience that the "know how" has a higher price tag than any earthly possession.…
Created over 2 years ago
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To Abide - A Simple Definition
Today, as I read Jesus' words in John 5 to the Pharisees, something hit me that I hadn't noticed before. To set a context, I have been meditating on John 15 for months and have been learning much about…
Created over 2 years ago
John 5:17 (ESV), John 5:19 (ESV), John 5:28 (ESV), John 5:29 (ESV), John 5:35 (ESV), John 5:36 (ESV)
