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We can become too flippant about the failure of leaders within our nation and within the Church, thinking their failed leadership can simply be ignored. It can't. Permissive evil in any form and in any position will cause those who are being led to interpret their...
There are times in our lives when we will be unable to make a physical crossing from one season to the next, but we can still make a spiritual crossing. It becomes a spiritual crossing if we are willing to send someone or something of value with those who will make...
Yesterday, I wrote about Solomon's great wealth and the amazement of the Queen of Sheba, who saw how wisely he ruled with justice and righteousness. But those qualities did not last for long. Solomon had a weakness for women. He began to marry foreign women outside...
When God calls us to obedience, He offers both the blessings of our obedience and the consequences of our disobedience. The determining factor is our willingness to obey His voice. Moses detailed for Israel the blessings that would visit the nation if they remained...
I know Anna married the right man when he added 16 ribeye steaks to the Thanksgiving meal, along with the turkey I cooked. Wasn't a vegan in the group. Thanks, Jared.
One of the greatest enemies of our faith in a moment of conflict is panic. Whether you just received a surprise announcement of a divorce or got a notice of the loss of your job or any unexpected event that alters your life profoundly, each one initially produces the...
Last night, the Lord told me when I woke up this morning that I was to begin thanking Him for the people in my life. I thought it would be one of those quick offerings of thanksgiving for my immediate family and close friends, but God had another plan. Without...
For the last few days, a team of workers has been clearing the forest above our home of dead trees and debris. When a forest fire ignites and advances, it’s the dead wood that creates an overly destructive fire threatening nearby homes. The workers are stacking the...
Death is a personality not a vague and widespread expression of the presence of evil. We cannot fight against Death without being specific regarding the existence of his personality and mission. The Book of Revelation assigns a capital letter to denote Death as an...
The staff of authority you carry is not something you want to hold onto because you realize the challenges it will create as you exercise its authority. Realizing those challenges, you have tried to throw the staff down and move on, but you can’t. The Lord has...
Traps have been set in our lives to take us back into a place of bondage. They are designed with specificity to capture our attention and then lead us into a place of deeper temptation. As Moses was instructing the Israelites about how to live in the lands they...
The Lord spoke to Moses at a critical and transitional point in his leadership journey. As Moses was complaining to Him, the Lord said, “That’s enough. Speak of it no more” (Deuteronomy 3:26-17). It was no longer about Moses' disdain for the forever complaining...
For the last few years, I've noticed something happening with greater frequency. Thanksgiving has taken on a lesser position of importance in our nation. While visiting the big box stores it seems Thanksgiving has settled into an almost unnoticed place in the store...
While the Lord instructed Moses about how to live in the land, He gave instructions about many areas of life. Regarding one issue, murder, the Lord said what happens when there is no punishment for a murderer’s crime, “murder pollutes the land” (Numbers 35:33). The...
In the massive and diverse flow of opinions about life and how we should live, the only way to live a right and honorable life is to align our response to those opinions with God’s word. Only then will we be aligned with truth, even if the moment of our obedience...