Genesis 23 starts off with a small story, almost incidental, that never caught my attention until a few days ago. Abraham's wife Sarah, the "mother of nations" (Genesis 17:16) who conceived Abraham's miracle child Isaac, died at 127 years old. Doubtless this was heartbreaking for Abraham--he had followed the Lord for years now with this … Continue reading The Stranger’s Grave
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the … Continue reading Roots By The River
I was reading the book of Hebrews the other day, and the Lord began to comfort me with a couple passages from the book of Hebrews. It is easy to get frustrated with certain factors in our lives: we're human. We are flesh and blood, and we have limitations and temptations that often beset us. … Continue reading Feeling Our Infirmities
When people think of prophets and prophecy, they normally think of an elect group of people with supernatural insight and power. These are not your average preachers! They have an extraordinary zeal to reach the lost; they dream dreams or have trances from God; they speak riddles or predict the future. Even those of us … Continue reading A Prophetic People
The gospel of John tells us the first miracle that our Lord performed. While he and his disciples were at a wedding in Cana, the wedding party ran out of wine (2:1-3). To meet the need, Jesus commanded the servants to fill six stone water pots, typically used for ritual washing, with water and then … Continue reading Third Day Miracles
Six days before his last supper with his disciples Jesus visited Bethany, a small town just outside of Jerusalem (John 12:1). While he was there his friends Lazarus, Mary, and Martha "made him a supper" (12:2), and hosted it at the house of Simon the Leper (Matthew 26:6ff). Lazarus' family had been close friends of the … Continue reading The King’s Table
Earlier yesterday morning I had some spare time and so I sat and read my Bible for a little less than an hour. In that time I was able to read about two thirds of Revelation in one uninterrupted sitting. Reading Revelation like this gave me a new appreciation for the book: I started making connections I … Continue reading Reading Revelation
Today is the day before Easter and, as Jesus' first disciples did, we mourn (in a sense) for yesterday. We mourn for the happenings of that first Good Friday---that terrible Friday those many years ago when our Lord died on Calvary. On that day, in that moment, so many things were contrary. So many things … Continue reading Passion Musings
There came a time in Israel's history when they were overran by one of their enemies, the Midianites. For seven years this brutal nation oppressed God's people and drove them into hiding (Judges 6:1). Every year, after Israel had planted their crops and tended the fields for the entire season---right before the harvest---, the Midianites … Continue reading The Winepress and The Rock
In Deuteronomy, God instructed the kings of Israel to develop a relationship with the scriptures: "And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: and it shall be with … Continue reading Read Like A King
What is written in the law? how readest thou?
What is written in the law? how readest thou?
What is written in the law? how readest thou?
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What is written in the law? how readest thou?
