Category Archives: obedience
passing the test
2 Chronicles 7 The LORD responded to Solomon’s prayer and dedicated the temple to himself. He promised that he would be available, but the rescue associated with his presence was a conditional promise. If Solomon and his people turned to … Continue reading
surrendering sovereignty
1 Chronicles 28 These are not the actions and words of a sovereign king, passing on his dominion to his son. They are the words of a servant, a steward of God’s household. David had it in his heart to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Chronicles 28
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the lure of fellowship
1 Kings 13 The prophet’s instructions from the LORD were designed to keep him from being corrupted by the inhabitants of Bethel and to reverse his prediction. So, the LORD commands him not to eat anything, and to return to … Continue reading
leader lesson learned too late
1 Samuel 15 If you can get past the graphic violence in this chapter, you will read a leader lesson that Saul learned. The people were under his charge. He had the responsibility under God to lead them on God’s … Continue reading
into his hands
1 Samuel 12 Sometimes you can’t go back and start over. The Israelites understood that they had sinned in asking for a king. Saul was in place, so now they would have to live with it. God did not remove … Continue reading
obedience is enough
Judges 13 Manoah wanted to know the mission that his son would have, but the angel of the LORD would not tell him. If Manoah and his wife had known the details of their son’s life, it would not have … Continue reading
in retrospect: the secretly disobedient
Deuteronomy 29:1-30:10 “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. (Deuteronomy 29:29 ESV) Moses called … Continue reading
Posted in commitment, discipleship, integrity, obedience
Tagged Deuteronomy 29, Deuteronomy 30
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in retrospect: health and prosperity
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 We testify to the existence and goodness of God by our actions. Health and prosperity can be part of that testimony. If we are careful to do what God wants, he is free to open up his good … Continue reading
in retrospect: dos and don’ts
Deuteronomy 27 Our relationship with God is by grace, not on the basis of what we have done or not done. It also not on the basis of what we are doing, might do, or will do. We did not, … Continue reading
in retrospect: a covenant people
Deuteronomy 5 Moses reflected back on the giving of the ten commandments because he wanted to remind the Israelites that they were a people who have committed themselves to a covenant. The commands all had to do with the covenant. … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuteronomy 5
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