God told Abraham to lift up his eyes and look at Canaan, because one day his offspring would fill the land and possess it. To the people of Isaiah’s day, this was a note of hope, knowing that someday they would return from exile, as a continuation of God’s ancient promise. This prophecy was partially … Continue reading Isaiah 60: The Radiant City
Isaiah 5: God’s Vineyard
It was right for God to look for fruit from this vineyard, and it is right for the Lord to look for the same evidence of God’s grace in your life and mine today.
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James: Spiritual Wisdom
A wise person lives in humility, submitting their life to God, allowing the Holy Spirit to inform and conform their thoughts, their feelings and thereby their words and actions.
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1 John 3: Consecrated in God’s Love
As believers, we become consecrated unto the Lord, no longer a part of the world, but now being transformed into the heavenly.
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2 Peter 2: Righteous? Really?
It complicates things, does it not? When scripture specifically describes Lot and Noah as righteous, then carefully records their drunkenness and sexual deviance.
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Minor Prophets: Zephaniah, Look Above
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the Lord’s wrath.
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Minor Prophets: Habakkuk’s Faith
Habakkuk was to live by his faith in God, then he would see how God was at work.
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Gospel of John: Penalty, Power, Presence
It is the work of the Holy Spirit to convict hearts and reveal truth to minds. Our work is to love.
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Gospel of John: Three Concerns
This is good news for humankind, for we have been trying to appease angry gods for all of our recorded history.
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Minor Prophets: Micah, Court Reporter
He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 (NRSV)
