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Category Archives: discernment
Planning for the future
Genesis 15:14 – 16:6 14 But I will bring judgment on the nation that they are enslaved in, and after that they will come out with great property. 15 As for yourself, you will go to where your fathers are … Continue reading
The important questions
Genesis 13:1-13 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negev. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he … Continue reading
no short cuts
Matthew 4:8-12 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will … Continue reading
Dreams
Matthew 2:19-23 19 But after the dying of Herod, see, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 He is saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land … Continue reading
Everything has a purpose
Genesis 1:14-26 14 And God said, “Let luminaries show in the divider of the sky to separate the day from the night. And let them serve as signs and distinguish seasons, and days and years, 15 and let them serve … Continue reading
transitions
Acts 10-11:18 Acts records a number of transitions as the disciples move out into new territory, and old ways are discarded for new. Old boundaries are forsaken as the apostles follow the Holy Spirit and obey his promptings. But all … Continue reading
worst defense
Acts 6:8-7:60 Stephen’s message at his trial before the Sanhedrin is one of the best Old Testament summaries ever. It was also one of the worst testimonies ever given at a trial. It so enraged the listeners that they decided … Continue reading
sons of new oil
Zechariah 4 Joshua and Zerubbabel were the two sons of new oil, the newly reestablished priesthood and the governor will work together to see to it that God’s light continues to shine. The obstacles will be removed not by the … Continue reading
watch this
Haggai 2 Haggai’s instruction was for the people to mark this day on the calendar, and watch what God was going to do. He was going to reverse the curse, and shake the nations until riches and blessing fell upon … Continue reading
power politics
Ezekiel 19 Ezekiel describes what the ESV Study Bible calls Zedekiah’s last attempts at “power politics” which end in “disaster.” Showing one’s strength only works if there is something that goes beyond the strength. Judah had depleted its spiritual reserves, … Continue reading
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