Luke 9:3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, neither a staff nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.” Jesus sent the twelve on an assignment but told them to take nothing with them. He gave them power and authority and asked them to…
Where Do We Place Our Trust, Part 3
Isaiah 31:4-5 For thus says the LORD to me, “As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, against which a band of shepherds is called out, and he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise, so will the LORD of hosts come down and wage war on…
Where Do We Place Our Trust, Part 2
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord. Relying on people as our source of help…
Where Do We Place Our Trust Part 1
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong but they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord. The natural mind seeks out what LOOKS strong,…
Thinking About “Minor” Characters in the Bible
In the story of Jacob, how much thought have you given to Leah? I realized today that I have never given her much thought. My focus has always been on Rachel, after all, she was the one Jacob loved and worked so hard for. In reality, I considered Leah a rather minor player in the…
God: The Same Forever
Just because God brings something good out of a situation, doesn’t mean He orchestrated it. I hear people talking about things, like what I’m going through now as if God did it to me. But I know this for certain – God does not make people sick or hurt them or put them in the…