Judges 11:30–31 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands, 31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.” Sometimes it can beContinue reading “Judges 11:30-31 Overkill”
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Deuteronomy 20:3-4 Faith
Deuteronomy 20:3-4He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them. 4 For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” Serving in theContinue reading “Deuteronomy 20:3-4 Faith”
Genesis 24:5 What if?
Genesis 24:5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the country you came from?” Life is full of questions. One of the most troubling in so many circumstances is the “What if?” question. When things goContinue reading “Genesis 24:5 What if?”
A New History
Jeremiah 23:7-8 “So then, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’ 8 but they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of theContinue reading “A New History”
Righteousness Has Fruit
Isaiah 32:17 The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever. What would it be like if everyone did the right thing all the time? What if everyone was a Jesus-follower and lived that out at every moment of every day in every circumstance with every person? ItContinue reading “Righteousness Has Fruit”
Accounting. Yikes!
Numbers 26:63-65 These are the ones counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho. 64 Not one of them was among those counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai. 65 For theContinue reading “Accounting. Yikes!”
Proverbs 6:1-5 – Sign on the Dotted Line
Proverbs 6:1-5 Bail bonds, co-signed loans, contracts, vouching for character. Be very careful when doing these types of things. I might add investment schemes, get rich quick and guaranteed income/safety, doomsday provisions, survival gear. Since we can’t know our own heart fully, how can we know the heart of someone else? So, the writer ofContinue reading “Proverbs 6:1-5 – Sign on the Dotted Line”
The Arnold Journey 