Today, in my Bible reading, I read Exodus 40. This is one of my favorite Old Testament books. Over the years, I’ve read this passage scores of times until it finally struck me. From verse 16 to 33, there is repeated eight times that Moses did what the Lord commanded him. What it is referring…
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We hear a lot about grace. It is essential to our spiritual well-being. But there are misunderstandings about the nature and, even, the definition of grace. Grace is God’s unmerited favor. That means God does good things for us that we do not deserve and cannot earn. You can never earn God’s favor. There is…
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Years ago, I participated in a Wednesday evening Bible study. Each week we slowly worked our way through scripture, one book at a time. As we were about to wrap up another book, I asked for suggestions as to which book was next. Someone piped up and suggested Haggai. So, that’s what we did. We…
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There is a lesson here that might take you by surprise. Amos is another of what we call the minor prophets. However, any prophet who hears a word from the Lord is pretty important in my book. The lessons in this book should make us pause and reflect. When we apply them to our lives,…
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