Tag Archives: Worship

Unfair Discipline

Psalm 38:1 LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. I remember as a child getting disciplined. Do you? I remember sometimes feeling as thought the punishment wasn’t fair, that it was too harsh. (I can’t ever remember thinking it was too lenient!) But sometimes the punishment was completelyContinue reading “Unfair Discipline”

Deuteronomy 12:4-5 The Place

Deuteronomy 12:4-5 You must not worship the LORD your God in their way. 5 But you are to seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go; The old real estate adage “Location, location, location” is stillContinue reading “Deuteronomy 12:4-5 The Place”

Genesis 12:6-8 Trees

Genesis 12:6-8 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the LORD, who hadContinue reading “Genesis 12:6-8 Trees”

Almost Dead – Revelation 19:10

Revelation 19:10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.” HaveContinue reading “Almost Dead – Revelation 19:10”

Spiritual Gifts – 1 Corinthians 12:1

1 Corinthians 12:1 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. Everyone loves gifts, except of course for those who don’t. The appropriate gift can make a big difference at the right moment. A house warming gift with “things to see” hints for the outContinue reading “Spiritual Gifts – 1 Corinthians 12:1”

Unexpected Benefit – Psalm 63:5

Psalm 63:5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you. Sometimes in life we do things expecting a certain outcome, but are surprised when we get an unexpected benefit. We bring our kids to volunteer at a soup kitchen because we want them toContinue reading “Unexpected Benefit – Psalm 63:5”

Songbook of Israel

2 Chronicles 29:30 King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped. A few years ago there was a difference of opinion about the use of ‘choruses’ in worship in the church.Continue reading “Songbook of Israel”

The Extravagance of Man

1 Kings 7:48 Solomon also made all the furnishings that were in the Lord’s temple: the golden altar; the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; It is interesting that we as humans tend to go overboard with projects. We build BIG buildings. We write LONG stories. We tell TALL tales. Few people aimContinue reading “The Extravagance of Man”