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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – All About Perspective
This is somewhat of a continuation of yesterday’s devotional and other events. I label it with the term “somewhat” because although it is a continuation, this message actually came first. You see, over the years I have hosted weekly early-morning men’s bible studies where we did
Sep 24 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
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Cancel Culture and God’s Plan
As I awoke this morning in prayer about a significant event that I have coming up today, the Lord pointed me to a specific and very familiar passage from Romans chapter 8. He showed me how it relates to our natural tendencies (and a popular movement in our nation today) to try to
Sep 23 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
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Light and Darkness
As we start a new week and also begin the fall season, I want to give you a special devotional message this morning. This one goes back 16 years and was one of the first devotional messages that I posted when this ministry began. It is a message of hope... it is a call to action.
Sep 22 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
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The Seven Appointed Festivals – A Summary
I hope and pray that this series that we did on Leviticus chapter 23 over the past week has blessed and touched you in some way. Today I just want to do a quick summary of the chapter to highlight some of the key take-away points. I like to do this in my personal bible study so
Sep 21 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
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The Festival of Shelters and Epilogue
Today we will look at the 7th and final festival that was commanded by the Lord. First let’s take a look at and consider the numerical symbolism that appears in these instructions. This is the 7th festival, a number which represents the idea of “completion” in the bible. He also
Sep 20 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
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The Day of Atonement
Today we will examine this sixth of the seven celebrations that God mandated here in the law. There are some very interesting things to note about the Day of Atonement. First, the timing of this celebration once again comes in close proximity to the previous one (the Feast of
Sep 19 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
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The Feast of Trumpets
This morning we will look at the instructions that the Lord tells Moses to give to the people regarding this fifth of the seven festivals. But before doing so, let us remember the pattern that is being used and the biblical significance of these festivals up until this point.
Sep 17 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
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The Celebration of First Fruits
Of the seven special festivals, the third one, the Celebration of First Fruits, represents the one that is probably the most familiar to people today – both Christians and non-Christians. What we commonly celebrate as Easter Sunday is memorialized in this special celebration
Sep 16 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
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The First Jewish Festivals
Up until now we have explored the basic history and background of the seven Jewish Festivals and how the Lord commanded the children of Israel to follow and observe them. Today we will examine and consider the first two festivals. Before jumping into these first two, let’s take a
Sep 15 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
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The Seven Festivals of the Lord – The Background
Today I will begin to ponder the significance of the seven festivals of the Lord and what is the role that God may be showing us that they play in His timeline. Today I want to give you a little background to consider about these festivals.
At this point in the book of
Sep 14 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
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In the End God Always Wins
After a little praying, searching and reflection, this was the word that the Lord placed on my heart this morning. It is His message in the second Psalm. It is yet another of many messages about our hope and where it is founded. It is a message about the kings of this fallen
Sep 11 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
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Lies, Power and Persecution – Signs of the Times
In our society today, more and more lies are everywhere. There are unending attempts to take power from you and me by silencing us if we don’t submit our will and beliefs to those of others who have views that differ from ours. Tolerance has been abandoned in a world where if you
Sep 9 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
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The Beginning of the End
This is the word that the LORD placed on my heart as He gently woke me this morning. It is a theme based on a play on words. You see, it is a word that could be called the “Beginning of the End” or it could be called “The End of the Beginning.” It is also a word about then (the
Sep 8 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
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A Stake in the Ground – Being Still by Moving Out of the Way
This is the word that the LORD gave me this morning. It is a word of love and admonition to all of us and it speaks to me especially. It is a reminder that sometimes having that stake in the ground and being still to wait on the LORD will look like getting out of His way.
Sep 7 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
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A Stake in the Ground – It Doesn’t Move (Another Song)
This morning the LORD woke me up with yet another song. This one from the sons of Korah who were relatives of Moses and were worshipers of song during the exodus. The sons of Korah have an interesting perspective when singing this song because of the experiences of their father
Sep 5 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
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A Stake in the Ground – The Tale of Two Cities
Today’s devotional is based on a song or a poem given by Isaiah to the king and people of Jerusalem before they were taken into exile by Babylon. It is the first and predominant part of this poem (the last 12 verses are in the next chapter).
Overall, the poem is one of warning
Sep 4 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
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A Stake in the Ground – Who Are You Really Going to Believe?
Today’s devotional theme is based on what God says about us as compared to what Satan says. To really summarize what could be a long message, God says that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made,” a truly amazing creation that was in fact designed in His own image and all we
Sep 3 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
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The Depth of the Meaning of “God Reigns”
This morning the LORD woke me up with this simple theme of “God rules in the affairs of men.” After I woke up and pondered this, He whispered to me that this goes along with the concept of there being no coincidences. He is sovereign and controls every aspect of things that
Sep 2 • 19 tweets • 4 min read
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A Stake in the Ground – Scorched Earth and 3 Kings
When we started this series about a stake in the ground, I told you after that night that there was so much to be told that if I were to write it all in a single devotional it would be contained in several books. I also introduced a key component of the theme as being the
Sep 1 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
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A Stake in the Ground - Tender Moments That Define Slavery
This morning’s message was inspired by a statement by a Dallas area pastor about prayer. I saw the statement in a post by a dearly beloved brother and it spoke to me. The pastor drew an analogy about how our government is now telling us that we need to wash our hands many times
Aug 31 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
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A Stake in the Ground – The Worst Kind of Slavery
The absolute worst type of slavery is when the victim thinks with all of their mind that they are free when in fact they are very much deeply enslaved. In the devotionals of the previous 2 days, we talked about the experiences of Daniel and his 3 friends when they were in
