Matthew 12:14 But the Pharisees went out and platted how they might kill Jesus. Have you ever watched something online and the audio and video were not in sync with each other. Usually the sound comes faster than the video, but it can be strange to watch. Sometimes the video will freeze while the soundContinue reading “Out of Sync”
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1 Kings 7:1 Priorities
1 Kings 7:1 It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. Sometimes our priorities speak loudly, like the sound of a hurricane just before the eye wall hits. Others can see exactly what is important to us. They can see through our rhetoric to the reality. They know what weContinue reading “1 Kings 7:1 Priorities”
2 Samuel 9:7 Kindness Shown
2 Samuel 9:7 “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.” Do you remember someone who did a kind deedContinue reading “2 Samuel 9:7 Kindness Shown”
1 Samuel 30:23 Powerful
1 Samuel 30:23 David replied, “No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us. Too often people take credit for what is not theirs to take credit for. Or to put it anotherContinue reading “1 Samuel 30:23 Powerful”
Numbers 16:20-21 Stubbornness
Numbers 16:20-21 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, 21 “Separate yourselves from this assembly so I can put an end to them at once.” I want to point my finger at people demonstrate a high level of stubbornness and say, “Wake up! Stop being so stubborn. Can’t you see?” But when someone is this stubborn,Continue reading “Numbers 16:20-21 Stubbornness”
2 Corinthians 12:9 Power Imbalance
102 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. Have you ever seen a matchup that from the surface seemed like a sureContinue reading “2 Corinthians 12:9 Power Imbalance”
1 Corinthians 1:17 Actual Leadership
1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel — not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. Many today look for leadership. And too often they are led astray by personality or perception. But these are not leadership. They areContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1:17 Actual Leadership”
Credit Due – Acts 12:22
Acts 12:22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” It can be so easy to give credit where credit isn’t due. Leaders throughout history have been given credit for events over which they had no control. Most of the time nothing happens to them. They bask in the limelightContinue reading “Credit Due – Acts 12:22”
Israel OR ? – Acts 1:6
Acts 1:6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” There are times in life when our focus is in the wrong place. We are concerned about one thing, but something else is much more important. We know this to be trueContinue reading “Israel OR ? – Acts 1:6”
Who Is This? – Mark 4:41
Mark 4:41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!” Words and actions need to match. When we say we believe something, then our lives had better live up to our beliefs. If they don’t, then we are speaking our true beliefs by what weContinue reading “Who Is This? – Mark 4:41”
The Arnold Journey 