Today: [Joshua Chapter Four]: Who is the Apostle in Your Life and Why Does it Matter? When Joshua begins his ministry he is instructed to choose 12 stones and set them for a memorial. When Jesus began His ministry he called 12 apostles whose names are engraved in the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem. […]
READ MORE Today: [Joshua Chapter Three]: Moving from Problem to Potential. In this chapter the people prepare to cross Jordan into Canaan. Canaan was not heaven but it did represent the fulfillment of every promise God made from Abraham to Moses. In crossing over their focus was on the Ark of God’s presence. To move from your […]
READ MORE Today: [Joshua Chapter Two]: Rahab and the Scarlet Cord. In this chapter Joshua sends spies into Jericho and they encounter a harlot named Rahab. This woman didn’t have much going for her but she did have faith in God. In obedience to the spies she put out a scarlet cord on her window that the […]
READ MORE Today: [Joshua Chapter One]: Out of the Wilderness Into the Promise. There is a time that the wilderness trip comes to an end. In this chapter God raises up Joshua and gives him simple instructions that will assure victory in Canaan. The wilderness is not a dwelling place but Canaan is. The promised land represents […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Thirty-Four]: Your Physical Health and the Glory. Did you know that the devil himself covets access to your physical body even after death? In this chapter we see that Satan himself contended for Moses’ physical body after death. This was because of the glory that rested on Moses and made his face to […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Thirty-Three]: The Blessing of Moses. In the previous chapter we have the song of Moses warning the people to remain faithful. In this chapter is the blessing of Moses over the people. Interesting enough several tribes are left out of this blessing and the birth order of the tribes is completely ignored. […]
READ MORE Deuteronomy Chapter Thirty-Two: The Eagle Stirs Up the Nest. In this chapter we see the song of Moses. This poem of Moses gives a panoramic view of human history from Adam to mount Sinai in the metaphor of God as an eagle stirring up the nest provoking her young to flight. God takes no pleasure […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Thirty-One]: Preparing to Cross Over. In this chapter Moses continues to finalize the affairs of Israel before his death. What was the key to Moses long life? Does God’s presence still attend us as it did Moses? Does the presence of God extend life? How long can you as a believer expect […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Thirty]: Returning to the Lord. What does it mean to return to the Lord? Is it merely a sentiment of regret for wrong choices? What are the pitfalls that keep us from returning to God in some particular area of our lives. What does repentance look like? Is it simply going to […]
READ MORE Today: [Deuteronomy Chapter Twenty-Nine]: Activating the Language of the Covenant. In this chapter we see that the entirety of the first five books of the bible is actually the verbiage and terms of an elaborate covenant that God makes with His people. Even for New Testament believer’s there is an implied command to respond to […]
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