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It’s National Brother Week: To all who are blessed to have had a brother.
I Am A Rich Man (written Feb. 1, 2012) I have a brother. I talk to him sometimes, but he never talks back. He's out of reach at the moment. Has been for 43 years, 4 months & 4 days. I know where he is. At least I’m pretty sure he’s in heaven. That day changed a lot of things in a handful of lives. It was my first encounter with real [...]
Ancient Hatreds
“Thus says the Lord God…I am against you…because you have had an ancient hatred” Ezek. 35:3, 5 Mt. Seir, in Edom lived with an ancient hatred. Known as a bloodthirsty people. Never willing to make peace. Ready to shed blood. Unwilling to bury the hatchet. That ancient hatred would destroy them. Their vengeance, their ruthlessness would [...]
One Of Us
“The Lord God will raise up a prophet like me from your midst. From your brethren…” “I will raise up from them a prophet like you from among the brethren” Deut. 18:15 & 18 This was certainly a comforting, encouraging word for the nation of pilgrims who were on the threshold of the promised land. They had learned to trust and [...]
The Word & The Walk
“Lay up these words…teach them…speak of them…write them…keep them…love the Lord your God…walk in His ways…hold fast to Him” -Deut. 11:18-22 Everyone has a “text” they follow. A code, written or not. Systematic or random. Inherited from our parents or adopted from our generation or that gang we run with. We all have a [...]
Remember the Bad Old Days
“And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt” Deut. 24:22 God had just commanded the Jews not to double harvest their orchards, vineyards and fields. Those “leftovers” were to be left lying in the fields or hanging from the branch. Even the harvested bundle of grain dropped or left behind in the field was not to be [...]
He Knows
The Lord spoke to me, saying . . . He knows your trudging through this great wilderness. Dt. 2:2, 7 As the nomadic nation of Israel moves closer to their promised land, the Lord reminds them that He knows; He knows all they have been through. He has taken note of the hardship and the loss (an entire generation of Jewish men, 20 years [...]
Like Father Like Son
Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Arise, be gone.” 2 Samuel 13:15 Amnon, like his father David, had schemed and plotted to take Bathsheba just two chapters earlier. He had made the catch – won the game – taken [...]
The Big Question
“How can the ark of the Lord come to me?" 2 Sam 6:9 "How can I bring the Ark of God to me?” 1 Chron.13:12 The ark was the ark of the testimony. The most sacred article representing the presence of the Lord among His people. It had been displaced and David was determined to restore it to its proper place. In his haste he used his [...]
Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual warfare is a reality. The counter attacks never end. Victory brings reprisals. Advances are met with resistance. Satan seems to have no down time. His greatest victory is to convince us he does not exist or is too busy to bother with us. Be vigilant. Be sober. It's on. One of the silliest things I have ever heard regarding spiritual [...]
So Near To Us
“What great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him…take careful heed to yourselves, for you saw no form when the Lord spoke to you at Horeb out of the midst of the fire.” Deut. 4:7 & 15 Moses calls for a healthy comparison between the nomadic nation of [...]
