So I was talking about my life with police and the things I thought in my head while being harassed and mocked, etc. and one of my friends told me I had been watching too many Jason Bourne movies and American television like 24. I told him I had never seen 24 before. He said…
‚ÄúGo up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.‚Äù When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments.‚Äù (Ex 33:2-4 NIV) The people just…
The impulse in our world when faced with tension is to come up with the seven steps or the formula so that if you do things in the right order the tension will go away. But that doesn‚Äôt always work. One of the marks of someone who has experienced significant growth in their soul is…
When the Israelites were in Egypt, they had a bad disposition from the start. Instead of saying, “There isn’t any water. Can you give us some water?” they went straight to “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”? (Ex. 17.3) I want…
‚ÄúWhy do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. ‚ÄúLet us break their chains,‚Äù they say, ‚Äúand throw off their fetters.‚Äù The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.‚Äù…
Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat forever. it is a saying, but is it really true? It seems wise, but what did Jesus do in response to this kind of ‘wisdom?’ the answer may be more troubling than we like…
Exodus 13:17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, ‚ÄúIf they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.‚Äù 18 So God led the people around by the desert road toward the Red Sea….
“To be rewarded by the God who sees what we do in secret is to be glad we did even if we can‚Äôt explain why to anyone else.‚Äù ‚Äì G. L.
I just read a little bit of Job again today, and then I went looking for commentaries and stuff on it. Man. What has happened to me? I hate commentaries! The opening of Job 1 says Job was blameless and upright, in the KJV it says perfect. So I look at Wesley’s commentary, and what…
I just read Job 1-13 to catch up on my Chronological Bible in a Year plan. Job is awesome. All this stuff happens and Satan did it and Job says God did it and the next line says that Job did not sin! That makes me want to rebuke people when bad things happen and…
