Category Archives: will of God

courage to do

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Nehemiah 1 Reading this text is like witnessing one of those rare moments when a person realizes that he has a chance to be more than just an observer.  Nehemiah had the opportunity to play a significant role in what … Continue reading →

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trapped

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Job 3   Job had only one thing left.  He had his life, and he cursed the day of his birth.  Life had been precious to him, and now he saw it as a prison.  Seeing how much people suffer, … Continue reading →

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unfinished business

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

2 Samuel 21 David’s major battles had been fought and won.  His tragic mistake with Bathsheba and its consequences are now bad memories.  But there is more to do.  Life will always throw us unfinished business.  Avenging the Gibeonites and … Continue reading →

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chicken or egg?

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

1 Samuel 3 Judges had described this era as one in which every man did what was right in his own eyes.  This chapter describes it as one in which a word from the LORD was rare.  Which comes first?  … Continue reading →

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in retrospect: a Father’s right

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Deuteronomy 14 Before we recoil at the audacity of Moses in  putting dietary restrictions upon Israel, let us remember that Moses states at the beginning of this chapter: the Israelites are sons of the LORD their God.  A father has … Continue reading →

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in retrospect: my way or God’s way

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Deuteronomy 12 The prescribed way of worshipping was to replace the way that seems right unto man.  Each of us has sinned by going his own way.  God’s way will lead to blessing. Ignoring it and going our own way … Continue reading →

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a specific walk

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Numbers 33:50-34:29 The LORD did not set the Israelites free for freedom’s sake alone.  He had a plan and a promise — to bring them to a specific place and settle them there to represent him specifically.  He did not … Continue reading →

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a dangerous walk

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Numbers 22 It is a dangerous thing to pretend to serve the LORD and cohort with the enemy.  Balaam had his purpose, and the LORD used him for his glory, but the LORD also made every effort to show Balaam … Continue reading →

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devotion that defers to the Savior

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Leviticus 11     The LORD of the Israelite’s salvation was also lord over their daily lives.  It was he who determined which animals were suitable for eating, and which were not.  It had nothing to do with hygiene or health.  Many … Continue reading →

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Exodus: God saw and knew

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Jefferson Vann

Exodus 2:23-3:22    40 years in the Midian desert taught Moses that he was not qualified for the mission God was sending him on. Let us not think that this was false modesty on Moses’ part. It was recognition that the … Continue reading →

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