Rebuke

Harsh Truth

Mark 8:33 Interventions have become popular entertainment these days. You know the routine. The person has failed rehab repeatedly. The family has lost all patience with the patient. They call in the experts and they organize a meeting. They each rehearse what they will say to that person when they are face to face.Continue reading “Harsh Truth”

Proverbs 17:10 What does it take to get you to listen? For some, it just takes a simple request. For others it takes a baseball bat and a loudspeaker. I want to think that a simple request gets my attention, but I am not sure sometimes. Our proverb tells us that the harshestContinue reading “Rebuke”

Rebuke!

Proverbs 15:31-33 Do you like being rebuked, having your failures laid out before you by someone who has earned the right to speak into your life? How about by someone who you don’t respect? Rebukes can be difficult to take. They usually happen at a point of vulnerability, our vulnerability. Rebukes can beContinue reading “Rebuke!”

The Twenty-Plus-One’s

Psalm 21, 51, 81, 111, 141 It is a blessed time when the leader of a nation acknowledges the supreme place of the LORD in his life and in the life of the nation (Ps 21). Look at all the blessings that the king has received and for which he gives thanks. Are you willingContinue reading “The Twenty-Plus-One’s”