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Authority and Commitment

Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love.Philemon 1:8-9a  NIV Order you– The letter to Philemon is the shortest of the Pauline material in Scripture. That’s why it comes last in Paul’s work.  It is also unique…
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Reflections

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;  2 Timothy 3:16 NASB Inspired– Why do we bother to investigate the historical and cultural settings of the biblical authors and audiences?  If God is able to speak to each of us through the Spirit, does any of this…
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The Kingdom Attitude (2)

“He changes a wilderness into a pool of water, and a dry land into springs of water;”  Psalm 107:35  NASB Dry land– The answer to a thirsty soul is the action of God. He changes things.  I don’t go into His desert and dig a well for myself.  In His desert, I cannot survive without His response to…
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The Kingdom Attitude (1)

“My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You.  In a dry and weary land where there is no water.”  Psalm 63:1  NASB Dry land– The Hebrew word ʾereṣ ṣāyôn describes a parched wilderness.  That’s exactly the kind of place where David composed this psalm.  As he reflected on that arid land, he realized that it was…
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Where We Cry

“He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.” Deuteronomy 32:10  NASB Howling waste– Have you ever been in the wilderness at night?  Far from the man-made delusions of protective cities, scary things move in…
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