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”
Tag Archives: Rebellion
Luke 4:1 Chaos
Luke 4:1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. One of the themes of the Scriptures is that God moves things from chaos to order. He is always making things more organized, ore in line with His purposes. And we as humans have beenContinue reading “Luke 4:1 Chaos”
Psalm 106:43 – God’s Action
Psalm 106:43 43 Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin. The history of humanity is a history of rebellion. History is told by its battles, wars, famines, disasters, coups, and uprisings. It is told from the perspective of the winners. Those who are at theContinue reading “Psalm 106:43 – God’s Action”
Learn from Others – Deuteronomy 8:3
Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Some lessons are harder than others to learn. SometimesContinue reading “Learn from Others – Deuteronomy 8:3”
“I don’t know you!” – Luke 13:25
Luke 13:35 “Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, ‘Sir, open the door for us.’ But he will answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’” One of the most difficult things parents have to do is close the door onContinue reading ““I don’t know you!” – Luke 13:25″
Leadership Challenges – Numbers 14:10
Numbers 14:10 But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites. Not every moment as a leader is of equal satisfaction! Sometimes leadership can be an outright pain in the butt. People can be very fickle, changing opinion at theContinue reading “Leadership Challenges – Numbers 14:10”
Love & Hate
Malachi 1:2-3 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob, but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his hill country into a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” It doesn’tContinue reading “Love & Hate”
Therefore
Jeremiah 44:10-11 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed my law and the decrees I set before you and your ancestors. 11 “Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster on you and to destroy all Judah.Continue reading “Therefore”
High Price of Leadership
1 Kings 22:14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.” Leadership has its advantages! But there is also a great price attached to leadership. When a leader stops leading or starts leading down the wrong path, the consequences are grave. People need godlyContinue reading “High Price of Leadership”
2 Samuel 6:3-4 – Subtle Rebellion
2 Samuel 6:3-4 3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart 4 with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was walking in front of it. Sometimes what seemsContinue reading “2 Samuel 6:3-4 – Subtle Rebellion”
The Arnold Journey 