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Now is the time.

Numbers 14:18 A common thought is that the God of the Old Testament is different to the God of the New Testament. The reason for this is that many see him as an angry and violent God in the Old and then in the New, full of love and kindness. This verse shows that evenContinue reading “Now is the time.”

Make it Right

Numbers 5:6,7 These verses are a summary of most of the laws God gave his people, Israel, and it is a reminder to us that the way we treat people matters to God, a lot. Just think how different the world would be if each of us took this instruction and applied it as ifContinue reading “Make it Right”

Wicked

Exodus 34:9b The word and concept of “wicked” has flipped. Now, it is often used as an exclamation to describe something or some achievement as being good, enjoyable, or extraordinary. When Moses begged God to forgive Israel’s wickedness, he was referring to the things they were doing that, while possibly enjoyable, were rebellious and insultingContinue reading “Wicked”

How much?

Exodus 34:6,7 “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yes he does not let the guilty go unpunished;” On Easter, and every other day, Christians celebrate the act of God that demonstrated the sincerity ofContinue reading “How much?”

Fear of God

Exodus 20:20 “so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” Unlike the Israelites when they were at the foot of Mt Sinai, not many of us experience the presence of God in a way that causes us to tremble in fear. We prefer to dwell on God’s loveContinue reading “Fear of God”

Follow your heart?

Genesis 8:21c “every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood.” My granddaughter is only 15 months old and it hasn’t taken long for her to learn the word ‘no’ or to throw a tantrum when she can’t get what she wants. When she is about to do something she has been told not toContinue reading “Follow your heart?”

The other crouching tiger, hidden dragon

Genesis 4:7b …sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it. Sounding like a classic kung fu challenge or a line from Star Wars, God warns Cain to be on the alert for sin and to learn to control it, rather than be controlled by it. Reading further,Continue reading “The other crouching tiger, hidden dragon”

Stuck in the cycle?

Romans 6:23 Whether we are self employed or an employee we expect to be paid for the work we have done. In fact we would insist that it is our right to receive a reward for our effort. Throughout our lives we exchange our services and our time for a monetary payment. It doesn’t takeContinue reading “Stuck in the cycle?”

Avoiding accountability

Hebrews 4:13 The warning that lawyers give in relation to having a traffic accident is to never admit it is your fault. We live in a world where accountability is to be avoided if possible. After all, if you are accountable then you are responsible. If you are responsible, then it is your fault whenContinue reading “Avoiding accountability”

No longer impossible

Matthew 19:26 We can all too easily fall into thinking that we are good enough, that we have arrived at the highest level of goodness that we can and will achieve in our lifetime. Based on our own assessment which usually includes comparing ourselves with the outlaws and tyrants of history we assume that whenContinue reading “No longer impossible”