Psalm 53:6 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad! One of the most ridiculous statements a person can make is this: There is no God. In order for that statement to be true, that person would have to have infiniteContinue reading “Hope Dropped In!”
Tag Archives: Holiness
Holy Ground
Joshua 5:15 The commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. When we were in New York City a few years ago we stood at the site of the twin towers demise. To think that in just a few secondsContinue reading “Holy Ground”
Safety Net
Psalm 17:3-4 Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed. 4 Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded. Why areContinue reading “Safety Net”
Rules for Life?
Psalm 15:1 LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? I am not the stereotypical man. I like the directions that come with things that need to be assembled. But I probably don’t like them for the obvious reason you are thinking. It isn’t because they help meContinue reading “Rules for Life?”
Ruth 4:7 Shoe Room
Ruth 4:7 (Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his sandal and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.) Some people have lots of shoes, and not just women. Some men collect shoes, especially athleticContinue reading “Ruth 4:7 Shoe Room”
Joshua 22:5 Outcome Measures
Joshua 22:5But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”Continue reading “Joshua 22:5 Outcome Measures”
Joshua 4:24 So That
Joshua 4:24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God.” Have you ever gotten a gift or a compliment and wondered about the motive of the giver? There was just somethingContinue reading “Joshua 4:24 So That”
Deuteronomy 6:23 Out and In
Deuteronomy 6:23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. All of life is about movement. The blood coursing through our veins and arteries is moving, always pulsing forward. When it stops, we stop. Economies move forward or backward. WholeContinue reading “Deuteronomy 6:23 Out and In”
Deuteronomy 1:32-33 From Holy to Mundane
Deuteronomy 1:32-33 In spite of this, you did not trust in the LORD your God, 33 who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go. So many people start offContinue reading “Deuteronomy 1:32-33 From Holy to Mundane”
Numbers 9:22 Obedience Training
Numbers 9:22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. Anyone who has raised small children remembers how important routines are to the welfare of the children and theContinue reading “Numbers 9:22 Obedience Training”
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