Category Archives: will of God

highest motivation

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Jefferson Vann

Leviticus 19:29-31 Lev 19:29 “Do not profane your daughter by making her a prostitute, or else the land will fall into prostitution and the land will become full of immorality. Lev 19:30 You will keep my Sabbaths and reverence my … Continue reading →

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don’t bother remembering

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 43:14-21 14 This is what Yahveh says, your protector, the sovereign king of Israel: “For your sake I send to Babylon and make them all fugitives, turning the Babylonians’ joyful shouts into mourning songs. 15 I am Yahveh, your … Continue reading →

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the crown installer

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 23:5-11 5 When news gets to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the news of Tyre. 6 Cross over to Tarshish! Wail, coast inhabitants! 7 Is this your proud one — her origin from the days of long … Continue reading →

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Lights and Darks

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 28:15-30 15 “With skilled craftsmanship, you should make a sacred pouch for judging. You should make it after the style of the ephod – out of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen should you … Continue reading →

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no DIY religion

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 19:9-25 9 And the LORD told Moses, “See, I am going to come to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear it when I speak with you, and may also believe you forever.” When Moses … Continue reading →

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gone too far

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 9:22-28 22 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the sky, so that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, on man and animal and every plant of the field, in the … Continue reading →

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standing alone

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Jeremiah 15:10-16:21 The price that Jeremiah paid for his loyalty to the LORD was shame and isolation.  The people rejected him, and even when they did not – the LORD demanded that he not participate with them.  He could not … 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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false hope

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Isaiah 19-20 It would have been embarrassing to see the great prophet walking around naked and barefoot for three years. The people probably thought that he had finally lost it – that he had gone utterly mad.  All this time … Continue reading →

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safe in the center

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Psalm 91 A loving and confident relationship with God is described here as a refuge.  It is not a promise that no storms will come to our lives.  It is a promise of a place to rest and a place … Continue reading →

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