We live in a world where hiding is pretty easy. We hide our real self behind the ‘instagram you’, the image we project to the world. Most people have no one to whom the are an open book. Even the thought of someone else knowing every shadowy secret space we possess is scary. We allContinue reading “The Power of Not Hiding”
Tag Archives: Sin
Allegiance
Romans 6:17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. Who has your allegiance? When your team isn’t doing so well in the playoffs, if they made it at all, doContinue reading “Allegiance”
65,000
Judges 20:46 On that day twenty-five thousand Benjamite swordsmen fell, all of them valiant fighters. Wars don’t make sense. This link will take you to a video that visually represents the numbers of deaths by country for WWII. Eighty five million people died as a result of that single war. 85,000,000. That is about threeContinue reading “65,000”
Incentive!
Judges 16:5 The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can overpower him so we may tie him up and subdue him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.” HaveContinue reading “Incentive!”
Right Away
Joshua 7:1 But the Israelites were unfaithful in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the LORD’s anger burned against Israel. Have you ever noticed how fast New Year’s resolutions are broken! They work forContinue reading “Right Away”
Hope Dropped In!
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!”
Really?
Psalm 44:18 Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from our path. Have you ever met someone who was oblivious to their own shortcomings? Others can point them out, but they just don’t accept the assessment of others. Or they have chosen to inflict their shortcomings on others rather than faceContinue reading “Really?”
Guilt Gone!
Psalm 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity.I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. I see people all the time in my professional life who are riddled by guilt over past deeds. And many of usContinue reading “Guilt Gone!”
Judges 19:1 Rampant Sin
Judges 19:1 In those days Israel had no king. Now a Levite who lived in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim took a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. I am still surprised by the depth to which humans can dig. I’m not talking about the mining of precious metals, but the moralContinue reading “Judges 19:1 Rampant Sin”
Deuteronomy 9:5 Big Head
Deuteronomy 9:5 5 It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the LORD your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Continue reading “Deuteronomy 9:5 Big Head”
The Arnold Journey 