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Category Archives: submission
three days without sight
Acts 9:1-31. After his encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, Saul of Tarsus was left blinded and helpless for three days. That unexpected down time was three days of grace, and in them Saul was learning … Continue reading
obedient to the faith
Acts 4:32-6:7. The church of Jesus Christ is not simply a social movement. The kingdom of God has a king in heaven, and he has given us a body of instruction recorded in the Gospels. Believers are obligated to obey … Continue reading
Posted in commitment, faithfulness, humility, kingdom of God, obedience, submission
Tagged Acts 4, Acts 5, Acts 6
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access to all, resistance by many
Luke 13:10-35. A synagogue ruler’s opposes a healing in his own place of worship. Pharisees try to get Jesus to leave their territory. And sandwiched in between all this Jesus described the kingdom as leaven in three measures of flour, … Continue reading
offended by Jesus?
Luke 7. The centurion at Capernaum was honoured to be prayed for by Jesus; he did not even feel worthy for Jesus to visit his home. The inhabitants of Nain were in awe and fear of Jesus and proclaimed him … Continue reading
let us build a city
Gen. 11. Babel was humanity’s chance to make something of themselves — outside of God’s plan. The words we read here are seen by the humanist as those of a frightened god, afraid that his creatures will live up to … Continue reading
the sweet burden
Rev. 10:8-11. An angel is about to announce what is going to take place on earth and the sea, as orchestrated from heaven (so the angel’s stance indicates). The scroll is the message that the angel is to announce. John … Continue reading
the burdens of Bel and Nebo
Isaiah 46:1-47:15. The gods of the Babylonians had their day. They thought that they had exalted the empire (the daughter of Babylon) to everlasting prominence (47:7). But the LORD reveals through the prophet that it was HE who had allowed … Continue reading
Posted in idolatry, relationship with God, submission, wisdom
Tagged Isaiah 46, Isaiah 47
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taking Cyrus by the hand
Isaiah 45. The great empire of Babylon — that impenetrable fortress that conquered the earth — was itself to be conquered. The prophet not only knew that this was going to happen, he knew how it was to happen . … Continue reading
a lie in my right hand
Isaiah 44:9-20. Those who make idols become useless like them (Psalm 135:15-18). God shuts their eyes and hearts so that they do not see that there is a lie in their right hand. An idol is something that you decide … Continue reading
upside down worldviews
Isaiah 29:15-16. The people would not inquire of the LORD nor listen to his prophet. Their worldview was upside down. They were God’s creation, yet they regarded him as the thing created. Listen, secular humanists and Marxists! They were made … Continue reading
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