God Almighty
“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1, NKJV) God had spoken to Abram two times previous. In Genesis 12 He had told him to leave his homeland. God had big plans for Abram, and for […]
The Promise of the Past
Visionary Leadership (3) O God, when You went out before Your people, When You marched through the wilderness, Selah The earth shook; The heavens also dropped rain at the presence of God; Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. Psalm 68.7, 8 Bible times and our timesI get the impression that some Christians think there are two kinds […]
Called to His Glory
Paul says that we who believe in Jesus stand in hope of the glory of God. That sounds like something we should make sure we understand. Today’s excerpt from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 79 and 80: “‘Glory’ is one of those terms Christians use, often without understanding what it means. “We want to ‘give […]
Never Known
Matthew 7: The Sermon on the Mount (40) Pray Psalm 140.6-8.I said to the LORD: “You are my God;Hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation,You have covered my head in the day of battle.Do not grant, O LORD, the desires of the wicked;Do not further his wicked scheme,Lest they be exalted.Sing Psalm […]
Walking Contradiction
Jonah 3:6–9 (NKJV) Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor […]