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Category Archives: discernment
withholding judgment
withholding judgment devotions from Jefferson Vann #2335 Numbers 23:7-12 Num 23:7 And Balaam took up his chant and said, “From Aram Balak has brought me, the king of Moab from the eastern mountains: ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, … Continue reading
what the donkey saw
what the donkey saw devotions from Jefferson Vann #2333 Numbers 22:22-33 Num 22:22 But God’s anger was kindled because he went, and the angel of Yahveh took his stand in the way as his adversary. Now he was riding on … Continue reading
enough rope
enough rope devotions from Jefferson Vann # 2332 Numbers 22:14-21 Num 22:14 So the princes of Moab got up and went to Balak and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.” Num 22:15 Once again Balak sent princes, more in … Continue reading
dangerous discontent
devotions from Jefferson Vann # 2317 Numbers 16:25-50 Num 16:25 Then Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. Num 16:26 And he spoke to the congregation, and this is what he … Continue reading
following this pattern
devotional post # 2256 Numbers 2:32-34 Num 2:32 These are the sons of Israel as mustered by their fathers’ houses. All those mustered in the camps by their companies were 603,550. Num 2:33 But the Levites were not mustered among … Continue reading
the strong and the stupid
devotional post # 2209 2 Corinthians 11:19-21 2Co 11:19 Because you gladly put up with stupid people, although you are supposed to be wise.2Co 11:20 Because you put up with it if someone enslaves you, or devours you, or takes … Continue reading
almost there
devotional post # 2149 2 Corinthians 1:12-14 2 Cor 1:12 Because what we are bragging about, what our conscience tells us, is this: that we behaved ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with dedication and integrity before God, … Continue reading
best effort
devotional post # 2119 Hosea 8:5-7 Hos 8:5 I have rejected your calf, Samaria. My anger has been kindled against them. How long will they be stay unclean? Hos 8:6 Because it is from Israel; a blacksmith made it; it … Continue reading
ignorance is not bliss
devotional post # 2102 Hosea 4:4-6 Hos 4:4 Yet do not try to argue your way out of this, or pass the blame on to others, because my argument is against you, priest. Hos 4:5 You will stumble in the … Continue reading
slow hearts, burning hearts
devotional post # 2084 Luke 24:13-35 Luk 24:13 That same day two of them were going to a town called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, Luk 24:14 and they were discussing all these things that had happened with each … Continue reading
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