2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthern vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. It was a fine day in California, USA. A couple, John and Mary, were walking together on their property. It was a large property of many acres, filled with hills... Continue Reading →
Ephesians 5:14 – Christ the Light
"Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. " Having made the point that it is light that reveals, the writer now goes into detail as to the nature of the revealing light. From where Paul is quoting is not readily apparent as there is no... Continue Reading →
Ephesians 5:13 – The Light
"But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. " What do we do with works of darkness? We bring in the light! All things that are reproved are those works of darkness, those things not acceptable to the Lord. They do not hold up under... Continue Reading →
Ephesians 5:12
"For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. " In the previous verses, Paul has told us what to do when those things we have tested turn out to be works of darkness. He builds on that idea now. "Those things which are done of them... Continue Reading →
Genesis 23:4 – Burying the Dead
"I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. "Genesis 23:4 After decades of closeness and companionship, Abraham finds personal tragedy overtaking him when his wife Sarah dies. She who was loved and loving. She who... Continue Reading →
The God We Want
There's a beautiful song by Casting Crowns called 'Somewhere in the Middle' that is one of my longtime favorites by them. In this song is this line: With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who isBut will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in... Continue Reading →
Ephesians 5:5 – Inheritance
Ephesians 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. We see here in verse 5 a repetition of what was mentioned in verse 3. The only difference in this verse is that now the... Continue Reading →
Limiting God
Psalms 78:41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. It's a blink-and-miss-it moment, but as you read through the 78th Psalm, there is the curious statement made of the children of Israel as they were wandering in the wilderness: 'They limited the Holy One of Israel.' If we... Continue Reading →
The Wrath of a Fool
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.Proverbs 27:3 MLV An interesting comparison is made in this proverb, an equation if you please, that mathematically would look like this: stone + sand < a fool's provocation. In this comparison, it takes something metaphysical and compares it to... Continue Reading →
A Desirable Curse
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.Joshua 9:23 In Joshua 9, we see one of the Hivite confederations of cities with Gibeon being the chief city. The Gibeonites recognizing the divine unction... Continue Reading →
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