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Wrong Brother?
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor. (GEN 22:23 NIV, 1-28-14) Looks like God picked the wrong brother. I mean, if the plan is to build a new nation, the brother with eight sons trumps the brother with one (even if Nahor does name two of them…
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In Wrath Remember Mercy
Lord, I have heard of your fame;I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.Repeat them in our day,in our time make them known;in wrath remember mercy.Habakkuk 3:2 NIV (12-12-13) Two huge components in that prayer. First is the broad concept. Those amazing things you’ve done in the past, God? Do them again. And that brings…
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A Decision Grid
Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, … So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley. … So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar…
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Satisfaction
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth.”(Matthew 6:19, 12-19-13) I feel myself pull back from this verse, unwilling to face it head on, looking at it, as it were, from the side. Why? Because I want to store up treasures on earth. I want the nice house, the cool vacation, the big bank…
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Class Is Not Dismissed
Then Job answered the Lord : “I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth. I spoke once, but I have no answer— twice, but I will say no more.” (Job 40:3-5 NIV, 11-25-13) Job cries “uncle”, but God’s not done. You’ll notice this is Job 40, but the…
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The Source of Struggles
Know that God has wronged me and drawn his net around me. …He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; he has shrouded my paths in darkness. (Job 19:6, 8 NIV, 11-13-13) And the danger appears. This is a key challenge when God is testing us–or allowing us to be tested. We start ascribing…
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A Pat on the Back
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the result of my work in the Lord? Even though I may not be an apostle to others, surely I am to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. (1 Corinthians…
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Embracing the Screwed-Up
Each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. (1 Corinthians 7:17 NIV, 10-22-13) This is the opposite of how we tend to live. Our goal seems to always be to move ourselves to a better, less screwed-up situation. But what does…
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Is It Okay To…
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. (1 Corinthians 6:12 NIV, 10-19-13) A question pastors are asked a lot (and a questions pastors sometimes ask themselves as well), “Is it okay for me to…?” Some…
For years, I’ve produced brief devotional videos called Jumpstarts that I published in various outlets. (You can find them here, as well as the odd podcast.) The root of those videos was daily Bible journals I’ve been doing for decades.
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