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Category Archives: patience
waiting for his name
Psalm 52 In spite of what the world – and, sometimes the church – tells us, evil is a temporary thing in God’s universe. The LORD has appointed a day in which he will judge and destroy all evil. That … Continue reading
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between the weak and the mighty
2 Chronicles 14 Asa used his period of rest from war to root out idolatry from Judah, and to build fortified cities. He was wise enough to know that the time of rest was a blessing, but that rest is … Continue reading
the pregnant man
Psalm 7 David talks about how the wicked man conceives evil, and is pregnant with mischief. He is thinking of Cush the Benjaminite, who must have slandered him in some way. David knows that eventually God will judge and punish … Continue reading
the time of judgment
Job 23-24 Job’s therapists insist that he is going through a time of judgment, but Job argues that people usually do not see that kind of judgment. Job wants to have his time before God, and is assured that his … Continue reading
impatient and dismayed
Job 4-5 Eliphaz accuses Job of being impatient and dismayed. The world that Eliphaz knows about is one in which everything happens according to set rules. He cannot imagine a scenario in which a person who is truly righteous is … Continue reading
catastrophe
Job 1 A major test of a person’s character comes with catastrophe. It brings out the worst in some people, the best in others. Job is one of those people whose pure hearts shines through when struck by darkness all … Continue reading
almost right
2 Samuel 5 David reigned in Hebron over Judah for 7 1/2 years before he was finally accepted as king over all Israel. It took time for the people to accept David as king because they had been loyal to … Continue reading
Joseph: the prisoners’ dreams
Genesis 40. Day after day, Joseph did his duty, attending to the other prisoners in “the pit” (15). He waited for some clue that God was not through with him – that he still had a destiny. That clue came … Continue reading
first look at a second chance
Genesis 8:1-19. The imagery and wording of this section echoes Genesis 1. God is making a new heavens and a new earth. The Hebrew verb in 8:10 suggests that Noah anxiously longed for this, like a woman in childbirth. Noah … Continue reading
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the Holy Spirit draws the lost
Luke 15. In a series of three parables, Jesus responds to those who object to his acceptance of the tax collectors and sinners. In each parable, someone seeks something lost [a sheep (3-7), a coin (8-10), and a son (11-32)]. … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, faithfulness, gentleness, goodness, Holy Spirit, joy, kindness, love, patience, peace, self-control
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