David spent years running all over the wilderness of Israel evading Saul’s murderous armies. He had 600 men on the road, each depending on David for food. One day David and his men hid themselves deep in a cave and Saul came in alone to relieve himself. David’s men whispered, “Kill him, David. God broughtContinue reading “They That Wait Upon the Lord. 1 Samuel 26:8-11.”
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SECRETS YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW, MYSTERIES YOU DON’T NEED TO SOLVE. Genesis 3:6.
I once sat in a booth at Chili’s talking to a friend about Genesis 3. He was convinced it was a scam: “How can God punish Adam and Eve for eating from the Tree of Knowledge? Doesn’t everyone want knowledge?” He said God was unfair. I was at a loss, and we went round andContinue reading “SECRETS YOU DON’T NEED TO KNOW, MYSTERIES YOU DON’T NEED TO SOLVE. Genesis 3:6.”
Corner Cutting.
Do you cut corners? Do you tell yourself, ‘it will be okay, just this once’? King Saul did. Before one battle, Israel was greatly outnumbered. The Philistine army had “troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore” 1 Samuel 13:5. The men of Israel were terrified and “hid in caves, thickets, among rocks, andContinue reading “Corner Cutting.”
Boundaries.
Throughout Leviticus, God provides laws that should not have been necessary. In 17:15, He says don’t eat roadkill (tempting, right?): “Every person … who eats an animal that died or was mauled by wild beasts… will be unclean.” God is realistic—He knows people will take things too far and push the boundaries. The same isContinue reading “Boundaries.”
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