Category Archives: discipleship
invitation to life
Isaiah 55 The LORD invites his people to come and listen to him. He wants their souls to live. To way to him is through seeking him, and he is available. His promises keep the planet going, they can work … Continue reading
night shift
Psalm 134 The last shift of worshippers stand in the temple and lift their hands in praise. The Hebrew word for praise is taken from the same root as the word hand. Raising their hands is like forming a symbolic … Continue reading
trust or torment
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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reminders of his faithfulness
Psalm 128 Fruitful labor, a loving wife, and a growing family, including the outrageously incredible blessing of grandchildren: I get it now. I may have intellectually assented to the truth of this psalm when I was younger, but I really … Continue reading
best boss
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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understanding
Psalm 119:89-176 Numerous times in this passage, the psalmist prays for understanding. Understanding will keep his soul alive (144, 175). Here is a believer, and a disciple. He does not simply trust the LORD for some future destiny, he clings … Continue reading
teach me
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
fearing and following
Psalm 111 Fearing the LORD leads to studying his works, as revealed in his word. Practicing his righteousness, in fear of his power, leads to a good understanding. In this world of constant strife and debate, how can we know … Continue reading
complacency
Isaiah 22 After devoting several chapters to predictions about the fate of surrounding nations, now Isaiah turns to Jerusalem. His complaint is that the city gave in too quickly to its new status as servant of the surrounding superpowers. There … Continue reading
ten percent
Nehemiah 11:1-12:26 This section records the effort to repopulate Jerusalem, and the proof that levitical duties were carried out during the entire time of the restoration. It is interesting that the goal was to put a tithe of the people … Continue reading
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