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these are your gods
Exodus 32. It is hard to resist the temptation to make something happen when God wants you to wait. Israel had already agreed to keep the covenant, but grew impatient when Moses stayed atop Mt. Sinai. Their solution: worship God … Continue reading
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the debts he calls us to pay
Romans 13. Believers have been set free from the debt to sin and are now free to live in the righteousness given to us through the grace and mercy of God. Our change in status before God includes a new … Continue reading
Posted in commitment, genuineness, grace, kingdom of God, love, self-control, submission, the flesh, worship
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worshippers
Romans 12. Since we are products of God’s mercy and grace, we should demonstrate that fact by sacrificial lives as worshippers. Worshippers seek the perfect will of God with ever-renewing minds (2). Worshippers use their spiritual gifts to glorify God … Continue reading
against you only
Psalm 51. This prayer by David has given exegetes some trouble. David is aware of his crimes against Uriah the Hittite, whom he has killed, and Bathsheba, with whom he commits adultery. He agonizes over his sins and fears the … Continue reading
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you who forget God
Psalm 50. The LORD is aware of hypocrisy and wickedness among his own people. Asaph brilliantly shows this by presenting God as the judge who summons the earth to witness the charges he brings against those who claim him as … Continue reading
where are the nine?
Luke 17:11-37. Luke relates a story about ten lepers whom Jesus healed. Only one of the ten turned back to give thanks when he realized he was healed. Perhaps Luke saw a connection between that event and what Jesus proclaimed … Continue reading
preparing for his presence
Psalm 24. The ESV Study Bible notes: “This psalm seems fitted for some liturgical occasion, perhaps one that celebrates the way that David brought the ark of the Lord into Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6); this would explain the interest in … Continue reading
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we forgot something!
Genesis 22. The wood for a sacrifice offering rested firmly upon his back, making it a bit difficult to climb Mt. Moriah, but Isaac did not complain to his father about that. He knew how important it was for he … Continue reading
like Abram
Gen. 13. Abram is described as a very rich man, but he has three other attributes the Bible rarely equates with the rich. He is committed to the LORD, setting up altars wherever he goes. He is a man of … Continue reading
praise and prediction
Psalm 8. David reflects on the glory of God manifested in his own life and leadership. He thinks about his songs of worship, and praises God that he has used the words of a mere babe and infant to still … Continue reading
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