Warnings after the Desert

The Lord says, “I am the Lord your God, who led you out of Egypt. You have no God but me. I alone am your savior. I took care of you in a dry, desert land. But when you entered the good land, you became full and satisfied, and then you grew proud and forgot me. Hosea 13:4-6 This chapter was... Continue Reading →

Seeking Consult

This is just a small portion of the story contained in 2 Kings 1 King Ahaziah of Israel fell off the balcony on the roof of his palace in Samaria and was seriously injured. So he sent some messengers to consult Baalzebub, the god of the Philistine city of Ekron, in order to find out... Continue Reading →

The Voice of Reason and Simple Things

“So Naaman went with his horses and chariot and stopped at the entrance to Elisha's house. Elisha sent a servant out to tell him to go and wash himself seven times in the Jordan River, and he would be completely cured of his disease. But Naaman left in a rage, saying, “I thought that he... Continue Reading →

Lessons from a Floating Axe

“One day the group of prophets that Elisha was in charge of complained to him, “The place where we live is too small! Give us permission to go to the Jordan and cut down some trees, so that we can build a place to live.” “All right,” Elisha answered. One of them urged him to... Continue Reading →

Influenced

“So be careful to obey and do everything that is written in the book of the Law of Moses. Do not neglect any part of it, and then you will not associate with these peoples left among you or speak the names of their gods or use those names in taking vows or worship those... Continue Reading →

The Gospel

“The Lord spoke to me. “Mortal man,” he said, “repeat to the Israelites what they are saying: ‘We are burdened with our sins and the wrongs we have done. We are wasting away. How can we live?’ Tell them that as surely as I, the Sovereign Lord, am the living God, I do not enjoy... Continue Reading →

Gap Coverage

“After the Lord had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you did not speak the truth about me, the way my servant Job did. Now take seven bulls and seven rams to Job and offer them as a sacrifice for yourselves. Job will... Continue Reading →

When You Question God and Know Your Not Enough

“Then the Lord's angel came to the village of Ophrah and sat under the oak tree that belonged to Joash, a man of the clan of Abiezer. His son Gideon was threshing some wheat secretly in a wine press, so that the Midianites would not see him. The Lord's angel appeared to him there and... Continue Reading →

Get Rid of It

“So get rid of every filthy habit and all wicked conduct. Submit to God and accept the word that he plants in your hearts, which is able to save you.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭21‬ ‭ Only the Word of God, written and engraved on our hearts can begin to save us from ourselves. Jesus paid the complete... Continue Reading →

Capacity

“There is nothing in us that allows us to claim that we are capable of doing this work. The capacity we have comes from God;” ‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬ ‭‬‬ This is certainly how I feel in this stage of my life. I have no ability to claim at all. I know without God I don’t... Continue Reading →

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