Moses and Zipporah are traveling to Egypt. An angel of the Lord suddenly appears seeking to kill Moses. Moses? Moses was the Lord’s anointed, chosen, the beautiful child – set apart for God’s purposes and not just a purpose but he was chosen to lead one of the biggest events in biblical history, and God … Continue reading The Proper Response
Category: Devotions
At times my heart is pricked either by a scripture, a biblical worldview or a life experience. When that happens I write. Here you will find essays and devotions that highlight spiritual insights and musings.
Not my people
Hosea was instructed by God to marry a prostitute. They had one child together. She was a harlot, had an affair and got pregnant. This second child did not belong to Hosea, it was not his seed. God said to Hosea, “name this child, not my people.” Like Gomer, Israel was producing children that did … Continue reading Not my people
un-confronted
David was anointed King long before he became King. David refused to act presumptuously. On several occasions he could have killed Saul , but he forbids that he should lay even a hand on "the Lord’s anointed". What was it that distinguished David from Adonijah? David was one who wouldn’t even take what was his, … Continue reading un-confronted
ADONIJAH
We can always discern what's in our own heart, by the fruit that comes out of our mouths. All that Adonijah did proved that his heart was filled with pride, lust and rebellion. His heart was not submitted to God.
With the Mourning
God asks his servants to do hard things, to live difficult lives, sometimes experience pain and heartache, he asks us to swim through affliction. We all know this as Christians. He uses these things to change us, like a carving knife changes a sculpture. But what we sometimes forget is that God often brings us … Continue reading With the Mourning
Do not be Afraid
Not many of us really understand fear. We know it in part. Certainly those in the bottom floor of the house of America know fear right now. Fear paralyzes mankind. But on the other side of fear is power. But how do we get there? it's not through pushing through the veil of fear in our … Continue reading Do not be Afraid
Idolatry
The following is a well stated definition of idolatry. We often forget idolatry exists even today in our generation and our culture. if we live as though it does not exist we are bound to commit the sin of it. Though not in the form of little wooden images, idolatry is an expression and manifestation of … Continue reading Idolatry
God of Salvation
But, my heart shall rejoice in Thy Salvation. Psalms 13 Pastor Pete awakened our hearts to the reality of God outside of time in last week’s sermon. I thought of this as I read Psalms 13 this morning. God is also outside the doors of humanity, earth, sin, enslavement, affliction, fear, death and oppression. Since … Continue reading God of Salvation
the unrighteous steward
I fear that God will tell me that I can burn all my journals, he won’t be needing them, years and years of beautiful words, lost forever. I fear he has no use for the hours I have spent writing, and studying and thinking, that it was all to ‘grow’ me, but now, like training … Continue reading the unrighteous steward