He Is Always Reaching Out
Exodus 24:9-11 “Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the […]
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Spiritual Armor #2 Gird Loins With Truth
Ephesians 6:14 “Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,” In the Middle East most clothing is robelike. When one would do strenuous work, a belt would be used to hem up the […]
Are We To Avoid Certain People?
Exodus 23:32,33 ‘You shall make no covenant with them or with their gods. “They shall not live in your land, because they will make you sin against Me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”’ […]
Spiritual Armor #1, Stand Firm In The Battle
Ephesians 6:13 “Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.” We learned yesterday that our battle is “against flesh […]
He Makes Room For Us
Exodus 23:31 “I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out […]
Spiritual Warfare
Ephesians 6:12 “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” We have an actual opponent. He […]
Renovation
Exodus 23:29,30 “I will not drive them out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. “I will drive them out before you little by little, […]
Be Strong In The Lord
Ephesians 6:10,11 10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. This is […]
“You’re Gonna Have to Serve Somebody.” Bob Dylan
Exodus 23:20 “Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. The Hebrews have entered a new relationship with The […]
The Law of Reciprocity
Ephesians 6:7 “With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.” I don’t recall seeing […]