Going Against The Grain
But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!” – Numbers 13:30 (NLT) Last week I visited a church in my...
View ArticleThe Weeping Prophet
“the weeping prophet” “weeping prophet” “jeremiah” “Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, ‘Now, I have put my words in your mouth. ‘See, today I appoint you over...
View ArticleThe End In Mind
“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” – Psalm 90:12 (ESV) Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been reading and going over this Psalm by Moses. I’ve been trying to figure...
View ArticleAnother Set of Eyes
Moses’ father-in-law replied, ‘What you are doing is not good.’ ” – Exodus 18:17 (NIV) During the week, I work in an IT department doing desktop computer support. Sometimes the problems that come up...
View ArticleAm I Bringing Enough ?
So all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work and said to Moses, ‘The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD commanded to be...
View ArticleThe Third Book
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.” – Leviticus 17:11 (ESV)...
View ArticleAsking The Wrong Questions
‘Has the LORD spoken only through Moses?’ they asked. ‘Hasn’t he also spoken through us?’ And the LORD heard this.” – Numbers 12:2 (NIV) Ah, poor Moses. There are very few characters in the Old...
View ArticleA Visit From The In-Laws
“And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden...
View ArticleDoesn’t Seem Fair
“Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff. Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank. But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust in...
View ArticleNot Just Idle Words
“They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” – Deuteronomy 32:47 (NIV) Here in Deuteronomy 32, Moses is...
View ArticleRemember The Days of Old
“Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.” – Deuteronomy 32:7 (NIV) I’ve read through the book of...
View ArticleFarewell to David
“Then David said to the whole assembly, ‘Praise the LORD your God.’ So they all praised the LORD, the God of their fathers; they bowed low and fell prostrate before the LORD and the king.” - 1...
View ArticleThe Words of Jeremiah
“The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in...
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