Enter Into God’s Rest: What’s the Secret?
“And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?  So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief” Hebrews 3: 18, 19. This chapter...
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Entering God’s Rest Requires a Fight
“So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war” Joshua 11:...
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Don’t Grow Weary: Be Refreshed by the Wine of the Spirit
“. . . and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness” 2 Samuel 16: 2c. The wilderness in an exhausting place, whether literal or figurative. It’s hot and dry with...
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When God Speaks a Blessing, and You Experience Bain Instead
“But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not...
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Manna In the Wilderness: What the Israelites Missed
“. . . who fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers did not know, that he might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end” Deuteronomy 8: 16. This...
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God’s Promises and the Unexpected Path to Get There
“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David. . . ” Luke 1: 32. One can’t help...
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Being Faithful to God When It Hurts
“. . . a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God. . . They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them Psalm 78: 8, 11. This passage is...
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Giants In the Land: What they Represent In the Bible
“But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those of them whom you let remain shall be as barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides,...
Enter Into God’s Rest: What’s the Secret?
“And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?  So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief” Hebrews 3: 18, 19. This chapter...
Entering God’s Rest Requires a Fight
“So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it for an inheritance to Israel according to their tribal allotments. And the land had rest from war” Joshua 11:...
Many Afflictions of the Righteous and Sorrows of the Wicked
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all” Psalm 34: 19. I believe a big reason the righteous are often afflicted is to teach us to live by...
Manasseh: How Judgment Leads to Mercy Then and Now
“Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. And when he was in...
Take the Narrow Path to Freedom
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard...
Evil or Affliction: You Have to Choose
“Take care; do not turn to evil, for this you have chosen rather than affliction..” Job 36: 21. Most everyone, religious or not, is familiar with Job, the patron saint of unjust suffering. In this...
He Has Made EVERYTHING Beautiful in Its Time
“He has made everything beautiful in its time” Ecclesiastes 3: 11a. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Not just being born, planting, healing and building up. But also: Dying. . .plucking up. ....
How Perseverance Produces Character Through Adversity
“This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless” 2 Samuel 22: 33. But how does God make our way blameless? Does He just put it on us without any effort on our...
Don’t Grow Weary: Be Refreshed by the Wine of the Spirit
“. . . and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness” 2 Samuel 16: 2c. The wilderness in an exhausting place, whether literal or figurative. It’s hot and dry with...
When God Speaks a Blessing, and You Experience Bain Instead
“But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not...