God led the writer of Genesis to bare the truth about every area of Joseph’s colorful life. He permits us to see what the person was actually like within, even what he was thinking. We will sum it up in one sentence : his heart was humble before God. Why does the writer add these [...]
Take time next weekend to read again, slowly and scrupulously, through Sat.’s Scripture reading2 Corinthians 11-13. List the issues the apostle Paul endured. I’ve been in work and difficulty, through many restless nights, in hunger and thirst, frequently without food, in cold and exposure. If I need to boast, I can boast of what applies [...]
I grin as I read this, because if anyone ought to had a miserable face, it should have been Joseph. They were there on an impulse of the Pharaoh and certainly wouldn’t be there forever. But Joseph had been charged by the chief executioner’s other half and did not know if he’d ever see the [...]
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When money is our objective for contentment, we must live in fear of losing it, which makes us paranoid and suspicious. When becoming a celebrity is our target, we become competitive lest others upstage us, which makes us envious. When power and influence drive us, we become self-serving and strong-willed, which makes us conceited. And [...]
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The fear of the Lord does not need to do with fear or trepidation, but rather refers to suitable amazement and reverence for who God is. It’s a quality that we as Christians should seek and nurture. Though we do not hear the expression frequently enough today, it may still be a great compliment to [...]
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Folk are often puzzled by talk which has to do with fearing God. On the one hand, Scripture scolds us to be afraid of the Lord, but at the same time, we are told that God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear. So how are we to appreciate this phrase? Fearing God does not [...]
There are a great many times in life when we are overpowered by feelings of hopelessness and despair. We find ourselves beset by uncontrollable circumstances that are fully beyond our control. In our weakness and dismay, we become so fretful and fearful that we even lose sight of the guarantees of God. We cry to [...]
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Across the Bible, we see God reaching out to His creation to attempt to save and revive. Naturally, nowhere is this more obvious than in the New Testament and particularly in the Gospels thru the life of His Son. Jesus came to earth to find and save those that were spiritually lost and bound by [...]
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Some know precisely why they are stalled but have not been able to move past the sin that trips them up. Others feel blind to the source of their difficulties but understand that all they do is run prepared. Israel, God’s selected country, had a record of defeat because they compromised and yielded to enticement [...]
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Some of our doubts appear too tiny to deserve our attention. Other doubts have been with us so long that we barely notice them any more. Just because they are little or unnoticed does not mean they don’t impact us. Crises have a way of showing our doubts and adding to our emotional trouble. Scripture [...]
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