Imagine a campfire—you stack a few logs, light it up, and then feed it wood for hours. As soon as you stop feeding it, it begins to shrink down to nothing. It may rage right now, but will be ashes in an hour, right? But imagine the same campfire with an 18-wheeler truck tire onContinue reading “OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE. Isaiah 33:14-22.”
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DO YOU WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE? Isaiah 35:4.
I do, at least a little. [This was written in August of 2020.] Not only do we have this virus and the hysteria surrounding it—and its continued impact on schools, churches, jobs, the election, and the morale of every American. But we also have the Antifa nuts burning cities, using George Floyd’s death as anContinue reading “DO YOU WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE? Isaiah 35:4.”
1 (800) TAX-1040: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOLD MUSIC. Isaiah 31:17.
Yesterday I spent 45 minutes on hold, waiting for a customer service representative to pick up my call to the IRS. Finally a man answered, told me his name and agent number, and then we were disconnected. Though I did not want to, I called back. After a 30-minute wait, a woman answered and sheContinue reading “1 (800) TAX-1040: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOLD MUSIC. Isaiah 31:17.”
WHEN YOU CRITICIZE YOURSELF, YOU CRITICIZE GOD. Isaiah 29:16.
What teenager hasn’t looked in the mirror and hated some aspect of his appearance? Even supermodels do it, and you can tell they have spent way too much time analyzing every detail. One article notes these self-proclaimed flaws—Tyra Banks says her calves are too small and her forehead too big. Coca Rocha says her teethContinue reading “WHEN YOU CRITICIZE YOURSELF, YOU CRITICIZE GOD. Isaiah 29:16.”
A VOICE BEHIND YOU. Isaiah 30:18-21.
Today I found myself walking behind a tiny woman on a sidewalk. She was not even half my size. She walked slowly and I was getting closer and closer. I did not want to alarm her, but—she was really slow. She had her dog there for “protection,” a poodle that would fit in her purse. Continue reading “A VOICE BEHIND YOU. Isaiah 30:18-21.”
YOU ARE THE POTTER; I AM THE CLAY. Isaiah 29:16; Romans 9:20-21.
God made you for a plan. What plan? Whose plan? His plan. He may reveal to you His plan. But He won’t change His plan. Is that unfair? What if you don’t like God’s plan? What if your plans are as good as His plans? That’s the wrong way to look at it. He knowsContinue reading “YOU ARE THE POTTER; I AM THE CLAY. Isaiah 29:16; Romans 9:20-21.”
TRUE LEADERSHIP. 2 Chronicles 30:18-20.
Leadership requires humility and service, such as Jesus washing the feet of His disciples. But it also involves something priestly. That is, true leaders do what priests do—they plead to God for their people, just as Jesus pled for us from the cross. Hezekiah was a godly king. He had the temple cleaned and heContinue reading “TRUE LEADERSHIP. 2 Chronicles 30:18-20.”
HE IS MINDFUL. HE KNOWS. 2 Chronicles 30:18-20.
When Hezekiah became king, he began reforms to bring God’s people back to the Lord. He got rid of idol worship and brought back the Passover. When it came time to celebrate it, however, many of the people were ritually unclean, but ate the Passover anyway, breaking God’s law. “But Hezekiah interceded, saying, ‘May theContinue reading “HE IS MINDFUL. HE KNOWS. 2 Chronicles 30:18-20.”
ONE SCARY BIBLE STORY. 2 Kings 18:19-35; 2 Kings 19:35-36.
When Sennacherib, King of Assyria, began conquering the world, he sent men to convince King Hezekiah to surrender. But rather than go to the palace, they went to the City Gate and shouted to the crowds—in Hebrew—knowing that before Hezekiah could offer a rebuttal, the seeds of fear and doubt would grow into full terror. Continue reading “ONE SCARY BIBLE STORY. 2 Kings 18:19-35; 2 Kings 19:35-36.”
THERE IS NOTHING MAGIC ABOUT GOD’S LAW. 2 Chronicles 30:18-20.
The Harry Potter stories are the latest in a long line of fictional tales in which the power of a magic spell is determined by the speaker’s ability to say the right words in the right order—and even with the right accent. If you say the words incorrectly, either nothing happens, or something completely differentContinue reading “THERE IS NOTHING MAGIC ABOUT GOD’S LAW. 2 Chronicles 30:18-20.”