“You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat but are not satisfied; you drink but are not filled” Haggai 1:6 But . . Not – How do you like life on the treadmill? How many times have you and I felt exactly like Haggai’s description of futility? We work hard and have nothing…
Six days you may work and on the seventh day you shall rest. Exodus 34:21 You Shall Rest – Labor six. Rest one. That’s the way God built the universe. You can go along with the design or you can try to fight against it, but you cannot change it. Your practical education in obedience…
Six days you may work and on the seventh day you shall rest. Exodus 34:21 You May Work – Do you want to embrace God’s educational model? Are you ready to be talmidim (disciples) of the One True Lord? If you are, you can start with the most practical of all educational applications – your…
“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Has Been Trained – Do you want to know Jesus’ replacement theology? It has absolutely nothing to do with “grace” replacing “law”. That is church mythology. Jesus’ replacement theology is about taking over His…
“A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Pupil – What is your model for education? For almost all of us, it’s the classroom setting. An expert presents information to students. The students listen, take notes and remember the information. Then they…
Now return to YHWH your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil Joel 2:13 Gracious – If there were ever a Hebrew phrase worth remembering, this is it: hannun ve.rahum (gracious and compassionate). Don’t forget the guttural h. While the words don’t have the same…
Now return to YHWH your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil Joel 2:13 Relenting – What exactly does this mean? Does God relax His hatred for evil? Does He yield to it? That’s what “relent” would imply, that somehow God lessens His stance toward…
But I am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds should be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3 Should Be Led Astray – Diphtheria used to be one of the leading causes of death in children. Thanks to vaccines, that is no…
Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind Ephesians 2:3 Flesh/ Mind – It’s no surprise. When we were without the guidance of the Spirit, when we were resistant to submission to the Father and when we existed without a…
Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind Ephesians 2:3 Desires – Desires are not neutral. They have specific direction. In other words, David can ask God to put God’s desires in his heart (one direction) and Paul can warn…
