Category Archives: discernment

purpose

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 139 The next big challenge that the enemy is hatching to destroy us is to teach our children that there is no real purpose to life.  This psalmist has come to realize that life is all about the purpose … Continue reading →

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lost joy

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 137 Singing the songs of Zion after its loss is where many people are today.  Deep inside they have lost their reason for joy, and the world around them keeps asking them to sing.  If you feel that loss, … Continue reading →

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trust or torment

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 50 Isaiah’s readers were tempted to blame God for all the wrong that they had experienced.  Isaiah defended the LORD by reminding his people that God was not the author of their pain.  It was the result of the … Continue reading →

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rejecting the fantasy

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 44:6-28 The LORD calls on his people to look at himself as the first and the last, the one who has made the future known.  Then he calls on the idol worshippers to look at the lie in their … Continue reading →

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unexpected

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 42 Israel had given itself up to plunder and imprisonment, blindness and deafness to the LORD’s will – so the LORD will aim hios ministry on earth to those those who are blind and deaf, and will show himself … Continue reading →

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best boss

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 123 Anyone who has ever had a boss, and depended on that boss, knows what this psalmist is getting at.  He lifts up his eyes to the LORD because the LORD holds his future in his hands.  The LORD … Continue reading →

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for the future

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 39 Hezekiah had made a huge mistake, letting the Babylonian envoys see all the treasures of his house.  The Babylonians would be back, and carry some of his own descendants into exile.  Yet, the king consoled himself with the … Continue reading →

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the wrong place

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 120 The psalmist is upset because of the people he is forced to live among.  They love deception and violence, and their constant influence is grating on his nerves.  He prays for deliverance, and laments that he has lived … Continue reading →

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unstoppable

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 36-37 The King of Assyria boasted that the LORD could not stop him, and he had evidence on his side.  None of the other gods of the other lands could stop the king’s invasions.  Hezekiah and Isaiah prayed.  Their … Continue reading →

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teach me

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 119:1-88 Lammdeni – Teach me.  The psalmist repeats that plea eleven times in this psalm – seven times in this section.  He is convinced that there is a purpose for life, but that he will not learn that purpose … Continue reading →

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