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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.”

Don’t Let Prosperity Make You Weak. Micah 4.

I made a bumper sticker today. It has a picture of hiking boots and says, “We will walk in the name of our God forever and ever.” Micah 4:5. When I read the verse, it got me thinking of the great stickers in the tee shirt shops along the Appalachian Trail. But I’ve never seenContinue reading “Don’t Let Prosperity Make You Weak. Micah 4.”

COME LET US REASON TOGETHER. Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 45.

In the book of Isaiah, God speaks frankly, in a straightforward style. Because of translation challenges, some of the wording may seem old or “religious,” but that should be corrected. This is God offering you a seat at His table, a good meal, and a good conversation. Let’s paraphrase and put it in today’s English:Continue reading “COME LET US REASON TOGETHER. Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 45.”

The Older Brother Temptation, Isaiah 1:18.

God confronts His children in the book of Isaiah. “‘Come, let us reason together,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they be red as crimson, they shall be as wool” Isaiah 1:18. This is not an accusation. God states it as a given: ‘sureContinue reading “The Older Brother Temptation, Isaiah 1:18.”