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Sheep & Goats
I have to wonder if when Jesus teaches on the sheep and goats in Matthew 25 if the leaders of the day would have heard Him speaking to them. Give water, feed hungry, clothe naked, visit in prison... Do…
Created 20 days ago
Ezekiel 34:17 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:18 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:19 (NIV)
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Bring on the Shepherd
These "spiritual leaders" were more interested in their own gain than what was good for their flock. What a word for any leader. I love that Jesus was all that these shepherds were not. He sought after…
Created 20 days ago
Ezekiel 34:1 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:2 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:3 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:4 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:5 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:6 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:11 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:12 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:13 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:14 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:15 (NIV), Ezekiel 34:16 (NIV)
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throw him a bone...
It has been 20 years or more since the last prophecy Ezekiel has made, and there must have been a since that people were not respecting his words. I love that God throws him a bone, "your words will be…
Created 28 days ago
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How often did God send prophets to other nations?
It's interesting that God is contrasting what Ezekiel is doing to being sent to foreign nations. We know that Jonah was sent the Assyrians in Ninneveh (these would be the same people that would carry…
Created about 1 month ago
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God is slow to anger
So many people speak of God as though He is malicious towards people - destroying whole nations... But God always warns nations (this is what old testament prophecy is all about). God always gives people…
Created about 1 month ago
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my way or the highway
These men sent jerry to ask God for guidance, not to hear from God, but to validate their own position. When God asked them to do something outrageous (stay put, trust the Babylonians (who just captured…
Created about 1 month ago
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a lovely contradiction
I love the contradiction that following Jesus can bring. These guys undergo persecution, the disciples are at the very least seeing their leaders driven out of town and the statement that is made is not,…
Created 2 months ago
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rejected
Just as Moses was rejected by the people - so was Jesus - just as Moses was made savior for the people - so was Jesus... Just as Joseph was rejected by his brothers so was Jesus - just as he became their…
Created 3 months ago
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where's your allegiance
I love that Paul's allegiance is not to his own well being or his own way, but to Christ and His message. It is a hard thing to remove your ego and say, "the important thing is that Christ is preached".
Created 3 months ago
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lonely leader
Sometimes it is easy for a spiritual leader who faces opposition to feel so lonely. They feel isolated and backed into a corner with very few people who can understand. I don't know if it's good news…
Created 4 months ago
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a little perspective
Reading this puts my struggles in perspective... What I go through matters, but it is nothing compared to those who have put their very life on the line for the gospel. It surely is the testing of our…
Created 4 months ago
2 Corinthians 1:8 (NIV84), 2 Corinthians 1:9 (NIV84), 2 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV84)
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Could be Confusing, Unless You Know...
This is obviously a bit of distressing and confusing passage. Anyone can understand the distress of David and military people could probably even understand killing a messenger who brought the kind of…
Created 5 months ago
Exodus 17:8 (NIV84), Exodus 17:9 (NIV84), Exodus 17:10 (NIV84), Exodus 17:11 (NIV84), Exodus 17:12 (NIV84), Exodus 17:13 (NIV84), Exodus 17:14 (NIV84), Exodus 17:15 (NIV84), 2 Samuel 1:15 (NIV84)
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Making God Look Like a Fool
So, I know that Saul not destroying the Amalekites may not seem like such a big deal - especially as if it's some kind of deal breaker. But the reality is that he is directly breaking the word of God.…
Created 5 months ago
Exodus 17:8 (NIV84), Exodus 17:9 (NIV84), Exodus 17:10 (NIV84), Exodus 17:11 (NIV84), Exodus 17:12 (NIV84), Exodus 17:13 (NIV84), Exodus 17:14 (NIV84), Exodus 17:15 (NIV84), 1 Samuel 28:17 (NIV84), 1 Samuel 28:18 (NIV84)
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Millstone anyone?
This passage reminds me of Jesus' words, that if anyone causes on of these little ones to stumble and fall into sin that it would be better to have a millstone (think boulder) around your neck and be…
Created 5 months ago
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Too Easy to Criticize
I think its easy to read the prophets and to imagine a God that differs from the God of the new testament. He becomes only judge and no grace or love. it seems like the focus is on His response without…
Created 5 months ago
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A Long View
it struck me this morning how, as an American, I have a short view on life - meaning, I expect my life to have meaning primarily in the head and now - the 80 year span of life I've been given. God's grand…
Created 5 months ago
Exodus 2:23 (NIV84), Exodus 2:24 (NIV84), Exodus 2:25 (NIV84)
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true fast
I love this passage! so often rleigious people make fasting out to be a somber sacrement that deals only with self deprecation of food. God calls His people to a higher standard - fast from injustice,…
Created 5 months ago
Isaiah 58:6 (NIV84), Isaiah 58:7 (NIV84), Isaiah 58:8 (NIV84), Isaiah 58:9 (NIV84), Isaiah 58:10 (NIV84)
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pastor as watchman
"He that is more frequent in his pulpit to his people than he is in his closet for his people is but a sorry watchman." —John Owen As a pastor that challenges me... I happened to read that verse along…
Created 5 months ago
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i need that
Satan often times has my number... I find myself being accused in my mind even accussing of past incidents of indescretion and moments of falter. I need to know that no accusation an stand - not because…
Created 5 months ago
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no peace
this is.perhaps one of the most truthful ststments about those who find themselves far from God in my experience... before I got.connected to God, I had fun, I had friends, I had it pretty good, but I…
Created 6 months ago
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what a sad statement
This is the epitome of selfish thought. He has set up the king of babylon to be enticed by the treasures of Israel, and when told that His children will be swept off and the whole nation lost - he's just…
Created 6 months ago
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thems a good word!
Jesus has overcome the world! I love that He tells them to have peace in Him, "this world will give you trouble". Lord knows that's true, the beautiful grace of Jesus includes a peace that comes from…
Created 6 months ago
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thief or shepherd?
It is interesting that Jesus says He came to give life and give it to the full, but the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. If your life is not "full" (obviously what that means is a whole other topic…
Created 6 months ago
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That Right There is Funny...
I love that Jesus just appears behind locked doors and says, "peace be with you!". They had to have wet themselves at him just popping in and he says, "peace". Hilarious! You know He was outside with…
Created 7 months ago
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what constitutes greed and self-indulgence
My fear is that by simply asking the question I am implicating myself as one who engages all to regularly in those two. The problem with both greed and self- indulgence is that they center around ME...…
Created 8 months ago
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