Where was the failure in the picture of the descendants of Israel being brought from lives of slavery in Egypt to being laid in sandy graves on the trip to Palestine? Should Moses have done a better job communicating the vision Yahweh had for His People? Should the people have spent more time studying the Scriptures? Can’t be that – […]
Every time the church has tried to rule in public affairs, the result has resembled the Holy Roman Empire: corruption, slaughters and darkness. Every time believers have entered into the rule of public affairs, the result has resembled the influences of William Wilberforce and Amy Carmichael: laws being changed or created that invite and empower righteousness, freedom, life and light. […]
Now by the time of supper, the Devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Him. Jesus knew that the Father had given everything into His hands, that He had come from God, and that He was going back to God. So He got up from supper, laid aside His robe, took a […]
When Jesus instructs us, His commands are invitations. He is hanging from a crane in a Lifeboat and tells us to jump from the sinking ship into the boat He will pilot. When we stop trying to imagine having the strength and courage to jump that far, and realize the command is actually simply to release our grip on the […]
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I also may be encouraged when I hear news about you. For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests; all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.(Philippians 2:19-21 HCSB ©®) So many distractions swirl around us. Family […]
But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field […]
Problems frequently lead us into people’s lives with opportunities to introduce them to Jesus or to direct them back to Jesus regarding His access to their lives. Our own problems frequently give us opportunities to be re-acquainted with His power to lead and protect and deliver and heal us. Finding the source of a problem is important, because if we […]
All the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain surrounded by smoke. When the people saw it they trembled and stood at a distance. “You speak to us, and we will listen,” they said to Moses, “but don’t let God speak to us, or we will die.” Moses responded to the people, “Don’t […]
Perhaps the best leaders have been the best learners. Someone observed to me recently that Moses spent 40 years thinking he was somebody, then spent 40 years learning he was nobody, and then spent 40 years learning what Yahweh can do with a nobody. Saul had his kingdom torn from his hands. David received that kingdom. David did many, much […]
Responsibility = response-ability Our responses to situations are the sources and causes of successes and failures in our lives. Your circumstances do not produce your person and identity. Your responses to your circumstances do. When your responses are listed in Galatians 5:19-21, you will suffer costly failures, and so will the people who depend on you. When your responses are […]