Originally posted: 10/09/2019
The LORD said to him, “Peace to you, do not fear; you shall not die.” 24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and named it The LORD is Peace… (6:23-24). Continue reading
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Judges 5 … Consider Him, and Bless the LORD!
Originally posted: 10/08/2019
Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,
“That the leaders led in Israel,
That the people volunteered,
Bless the Lord!” (5:1). Continue reading
Judges 4 … Consider Him Who Subdues Kings
Originally posted: 10/07/2019
So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the sons of Israel, (4:23). Continue reading
Judges 3 … Consider Him Who Raised Up a Deliverer
Originally posted: 10/06/2019
When the sons of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for the sons of Israel to deliver them… (3:9). Continue reading
Judges 2 … Consider Him Who Was Moved to Pity
Originally posted: 10/05/2019
I’ve often heard the book of Judges described as depicting the sin cycle of the nation Israel. But more importantly, it is the account of His endless mercy and compassion. Continue reading
Judges 1 … Consider Him, Our Perfect Provision
Originally posted: 10/04/2019
The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” (1:2). Continue reading
Luke 24 … Consider Him, the Living One
Originally posted: 10/03/2019
It seemed a collective amnesia had set in. They had forgotten the Scriptures and His very words. Blinded by grief, they retreated to the last place they felt secure. Continue reading
Luke 23 … Consider Him Who Was Innocent
Originally posted: 10/02/2019
His Innocence was so palpably evident, yet so blatantly ignored.
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man,” (23:4).
Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent,” (23:47 emphasis added).
Luke 22 … Consider Him, the Fulfillment
Originally posted: 10/01/2019
“For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘And He was numbered with transgressors’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment,” (22:37). Continue reading
Luke 21 … Consider Him Who Aligns Our Vision
Originally posted: 09/30/2019
And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins, (21:1-2). Continue reading