Put a Thousand to Flight
Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer;
from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint.
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I,
for you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy. Ps 61:1-3
What a comforting expression of protection revealing the Lord as our shield and refuge. For us . . .
Playing the 'Sovereignty Card'
Nowadays, most references to the sovereignty of God attempt to explain why God appears not to have done what He said He would do. The comments sound like this: “God is sovereign and will do as He deems with or without explanation."
Rarely is God’s sovereignty declared by asserting, “God has said it. He will do it.”
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You Act - I Do
Extend your staff, I will open the sea.
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward. As for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the sea on dry land. Ex. 14:15,16
Throw the branch in . . .
Accusing God of 'Goodness'
Because of God’s kindness in bringing good out of difficult, painful and desperate situations, people easily assume that such trials are His normal means of making people better.
Sin, sickness and torment are the very things God laid upon Jesus that He might lift them from us. Was Jesus interfering with all the good the Father might . . .
Holding God Hostage
If we hold hostage the promises, the benefits, the revelations of what Jesus Christ has made ours to our demand to know why or why not before we will receive them, we shall never have them.
If we place our reasoning and judgments above God’s own words and miraculous ways, how will we enjoy and live in the power that does beyond all . . .
The Kingdom Jesus Brought
The kingdom that Jesus brought, was it subject or superior to natural laws?
Do you believe in His kingdom? Are you a citizen? Each person displays the characteristics of the kingdom to which his affections and loyalties are most tethered.
Many Christians say we live in a fallen world and there are many conditions that we . . .
Proving Promises
We have sometimes met obstacles in believing the promises of God. When we do not see what we pray for we give up too soon. We make an assumption, then declare that God must not want what we are asking for.
From there it’s easy to adopt a spirit of offense toward God. “Why won't He do what He says He will do?” we wonder. At last . . .
