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(10′) Ruth & the Heebie Jeebies.
The warp and woof of ancient Israelite culture was the idea of redemption. On the one hand, you have the exodus which was Redemption par excellent from slavery in Egypt. On the other hand, you have all these other little redemptions going on such as redeeming widows, redeeming slaves, redeeming animals (clean/unclean), redeeming housing, farms,…
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(48) Overcommunication is Better Than Undercommunication
Pray without ceasing (1 Thess. 5:17). ~ If you are going to err between overcommunicating something or under-communicating something, then its better to err on the side of overcommunication. Vertically speaking, you can never pray too much. Never. Horizontally speaking, under-communication leaves gaps that the devil can fill in with his own whispers, innuendoes, lies,…
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(47) Commitment & Guidance
The following is a thought that I picked up from Pastor Ken Smith of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. I am putting it in my own words with a different set of scriptures. (1) Paul Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to…
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Quick Thoughts (1)
(1) “Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” ~ Matt. 6:34 ~ Worry is working overtime for no pay. (2) Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?…
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Note (6): Living Our Lives As Eden Interrupted ~
1) The Bible begins with a man and a woman in a garden. This is of course Genesis. 2) Then it continues with a man, a woman, flitting between a garden and a city. This is Song of Songs. 3) Finally, the Bible ends with a Bridegroom, a Bride and a Garden-City, i.e. the New…
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Note (4): The Gospel, Implied, Supplied and Applied
“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.” . . . “He said to them, ‘This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.’” ~ Luke 24:10,…
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Note (3): Quick Jots on Waiting on God
1) All waiting on God is a filled waiting. “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ~ Eph 2:10 As we wait on God for something, He fills our wait with other things to do. Our waits are not a…
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Note (2): Imagination Can Fuel Fear
These following passages in the Bible show that imagination can sometimes get the best of our fears. (1) Genesis 32, 33: 6 When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.” 7 In great fear and distress Jacob divided…
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Note (1): On Temptation vs. Trial
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. ~ 1 Cor. 10:13 ~ Some Bible versions like the NET Bible…
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(46) Faith & Tension
24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails,…
The Dew and the Rain 