Philippians

Grumbling against God’s chosen leaders is a challenge against God! 

The LORD proved His chosen leader – Aaron, the high priest.  Did Aaron live a life without sin?  No he did not, but he was still God’s leader.   And the LORD proved His choice.     Get a rod, one for every tribe.  Write a name on each rod.  Write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. […]

Give Respect and Prayerful Attention to God’s Leaders

The Israelites respected Moses.  When Moses would go to the Tent of Meeting to meet with the LORD God, the people would come to the door of their tents and stand until Moses passed by.  Exodus 33:7-8   When Moses entered the Tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the […]

Are You Living by God’s Pattern?

Moses was given the pattern, the blueprint for the tabernacle and all its furnishings. All would be for the worship and glory of the LORD.   Within the tabernacle would be two rooms, divided by a large, closely woven curtain or veil which would be made up of blues, scarlet and purple colors.  It would hang, […]

Judgment on Sin!

Genesis 3:1-24 God judges sin. He judged the first sin. When we sin, we sin against the living God. God judged Satan first. Then God judged Eve and last of all He judged Adam. Genesis 3:14-19 Then God did a wondrous thing, He sacrificed an animal and made a covering of skin for the man […]

In Circumstances Beyond Your Control

Paul went to Philippi to share Jesus Christ… and guess what?  He ended up in prison.The Lord uses your “prison” to share the Lord Jesus Christ with others.  How did Paul encourage other believers from his prison cell? Philippians 1:6-7 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work […]

Palm Sunday

  Christendom celebrated the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem yesterday.  Prophecy(NASB) Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!Behold, your king is coming to you;He is just and endowed with salvation,Humble, and mounted on a donkey,Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”Fulfillment(NASB) Luke 19:29-36 “When He […]

Is God just another god?

We are told we should begin and end the day with God, a good thing for sure.  But do we lose sight of why we should spend time with Him?  We are also told to spend time studying the Bible.  We need to pray, to go to church, to witness to others.  Is spending time […]

Two false accusations and one true fact

How did Jesus “handle” false accusations and true facts? Jesus was arrested after being betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of His twelve disciples. Then Jesus was illegally tried by the chief priests, officers of the temple and Jewish elders. Luke 22:42, 54, 65-71 Jesus was then taken to Pilate, the Roman governor over Israel.  Luke […]

Serving with a servant’s heart

When was the last time you were told not to do what everyone else is doing?  Be different?  What?  What will my friends think or say if I don’t go along with them?  Besides, I like being the most looked up to, others kowtow to me… I like that! The Passover meal was completed, the […]

Reactive vs. Proactive

Our world reacts, sometimes with, extreme emotional response.  Back in the day, the Israelites did too!  Imagine that!  They grumbled and they disputed God’s decision of who their leaders were.  In Numbers, Moses “fell on his face” before an awesome God more times than he could probably count. Numbers 16 recounts back-to-back defiant decisions, grumbling […]