The Hitchhiker’s Guide (19b): The Watcher Part 2
You too, be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think He will.” Luke 12:40 NASB Be ready – The March 29 edition of My Utmost for His Highest could have been written by Moses Luzzatto rather than Oswald Chambers (with a few corrections for Christian vocabulary). Chambers…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide (19a): The Watcher Part 1
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, watching the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3 NASB Eyes of the Lord – Is God everywhere? Does He “see” everything? Answers to these questions are straightforward for most believers. The doctrine has the official title “Omnipresence.” It simply means that God is present in all His creation. There…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide (18): Church on Purpose
Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, Romans 16:5a NIV Church – [The following introduction to our idea of “church” was written many, many years ago when At God’s Table was just beginning. Now, two decades later, we are about to discover something else concerning the purpose of the…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide (17)
“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?” Matthew 6:25 NASB Do not be worried – We often read Yeshua’s words in…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide (16)
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 NASB The desire of the flesh – “We are defined by the way in which we orient ourselves to desire.”[1] Paul wasn’t a Platonist. At times he certainly sounds like he believes in two separate worlds: the…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide (15)
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a person who listens to advice is wise. Proverbs 12:15 NASB Advice – “Let me give you some advice.” How many times have you heard that? How many times have you said it? It even looks as if the Bible endorses such actions. After…
