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You Are Also Responsible (Part 1)

And as they sat at the table, the word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back. And he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord and have not kept the command that the Lord your God commanded you, but have comeContinue reading “You Are Also Responsible (Part 1)”

Fallow Ground

Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.—Hosea 10:12 NKJV I’ve been studying the book of Hosea and God’s message to the nation of Israel symbolically and dramatically demonstrated by the prophet. Although today’s scripture is an agriculturalContinue reading “Fallow Ground”

Alert and Willing

At that time there was a man named Simeon living in Jerusalem. He was a good, God-fearing man and was waiting for Israel to be saved. The Holy Spirit was with him… Led by the Spirit, Simeon went into the Temple. When the parents brought the child Jesus into the Temple to do for himContinue reading “Alert and Willing”

Why?

Why do you make me see such trouble? How can you stand to look on such wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are all around me, and there is fighting and quarreling everywhere—Habakkuk 1: 3 GNT Why?… It’s a question we love to ask but sometimes loath to hear, especially when the why comes as a challengeContinue reading “Why?”

Judge and Jury!

“Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.”— Psalms 130:3-4 NLT I remember during the height of the Members of Parliament (MPs) expenses claims scandal of 2009 in the United Kingdom where quite a few high-profile MPsContinue reading “Judge and Jury!”

Still Pulling Crowds

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics;Continue reading “Still Pulling Crowds”

Be Specific

“When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long. Do not be like them. Your Father already knows what you need before you ask him.”—Matthew 6:7–8 GNT At the beginning of the year, I was inContinue reading “Be Specific”

Recall His Faithfulness

And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is ableContinue reading “Recall His Faithfulness”

Whose Voice?

I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray. But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is notContinue reading “Whose Voice?”

Humbly Focused

But Jesus answered, “Let us first feed the children. It isn’t right to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” “Sir,” she answered, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s leftovers!”—Mark 7:27-28 GNT I get irritated easily when someone behaves in ways I disapprove of towards me. This can beContinue reading “Humbly Focused”