Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.” Genesis 28:18-19 Have you ever had those moments in your life when you knowContinue reading “Remembering the God Moments”
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Don’t sell your soul for a bowl of soup.
“Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.” “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?” Genesis 25:31-32 Isaac and Rebecca had troubles having children, but Isaac prayed for his wife and Rebekah delivered twin boys when Isaac was 60. Having twins, I fully understand that some twins canContinue reading “Don’t sell your soul for a bowl of soup.”
Weekend Warm-up Week 3
Even when the road looks hard Keep Running forward.
When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, “Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’tContinue reading “Even when the road looks hard Keep Running forward.”
Who are you obligated to?
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the LORD, God Most High, creator of Heaven and earth, that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I madeContinue reading “Who are you obligated to?”
The Calling isn’t meant to be Comfortable
The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your fathers household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you,Continue reading “The Calling isn’t meant to be Comfortable”
But I know who can.
“Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn it’s place, that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?” Job 38:11-13 Can you make the sun rise or the mountains move? Job’s silent, his friends are done placing judgment, and the young man hasContinue reading “But I know who can.”
Fear of the Lord — that is Wisdom
“But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding. It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.” Job 32:8 As much as we seek to be wise, as old as we grow….Wisdom can only be found inContinue reading “Fear of the Lord — that is Wisdom”
Weekend Warmup – Week 2
Never Give Up – Job 1-30
There is Hope in Tomorrow
“My days are passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart turn night into day; in the face of darkness light is near.” Job 17:11-12 Today may not be your day, this week may have gone south, this past year was probably for the birds, or maybe these past years deserve aContinue reading “There is Hope in Tomorrow”