Do you ever feel amazed by the incredible feats in the Bible? How did Samson kill 1,000 men with a piece of bone? How did little David, a teenager at best, face Goliath with such boldness? How did Gideon and 300 men take on over 100,000 Midianites—an enemy who filled the land “like a greatContinue reading “The Spirit of the Lord Took Control of Gideon.”
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The Time Machine.
I am bringing Moses home this afternoon in my time machine. We will arrive in the woods. That won’t shock him too much. He’s used to trees and pastures. “Things sure are green here in the future.” “Well, this is the Texas Gulf Coast—the Texas Hill Country looks more like Israel.” As we emerge fromContinue reading “The Time Machine.”
Nation Shopping. Deut. 4:6,8-9.
A retired couple recently moved from the United States to Thailand. Why Thailand? Because their retirement income, meager by US standards, made them wealthy in Thailand. They bought a mansion in the country and hired both a maid and a cook. They lived like kings and traveled constantly, convinced they had discovered the secret toContinue reading “Nation Shopping. Deut. 4:6,8-9.”
Prepare to Meet Your Maker.
Ever heard the line above, a threat in the movies? God came to Moses and said, “Go up to Mt. Abarim and see the Promised Land. After you have seen it, you will be gathered to your people” Numbers 27:12-13. How would you feel about that? Even at 120, it’s got to be jarring toContinue reading “Prepare to Meet Your Maker.”
Leadership is Hard.
Sheep are wanderers. Without reliable fencing, you need a shepherd or a sheep dog to protect the flock from itself. When God told Moses his death was approaching, Moses did not beg for a few more years. Instead, he prayed for the nation: “May the Lord … appoint a man over the people … soContinue reading “Leadership is Hard.”
ALWAYS … Stay Humble.
Moses’s name indicates he was chosen by God from birth. He was the Deliverer. A “beautiful” baby. Educated in the ways of Egypt. Trained in the desert 40 years. Saw the burning bush. Defeated Pharaoh with plagues. Worked numerous miracles. Parted the Red Sea. Was given the Ten Commandments. Led Israel in the wilderness. BuiltContinue reading “ALWAYS … Stay Humble.”
Moses: Man of the Wasteland. Deuteronomy 34.
I was raised in a palace by a princess. Pharaoh was a grandfather to me. I ate the best foods, studied with the best tutors, owned toys and tools of the highest quality. I learned the sword and bow from the best. I spoke multiple languages, and wrote the first five books of the Bible.Continue reading “Moses: Man of the Wasteland. Deuteronomy 34.”
The Best Prayers. Exodus 33:3.
Is there one prayer that God hopes to hear from you more than others? What is the best thing you can pray for? Consider these prayers. Eleven times in Ps. 119, David prayed, “Teach me your statutes…Teach me the way of your statutes…Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes… Teach me your ordinances…AndContinue reading “The Best Prayers. Exodus 33:3.”
Aaron and Moses: Two Kinds of Leaders.
When the Israelites complained, Aaron made an idol and they partied like drunken frat boys. God told Moses: “Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted wickedly. They have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it,Continue reading “Aaron and Moses: Two Kinds of Leaders.”
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