There are many things in this world we cannot explain. They come in all forms and are dependent upon our experience and knowledge. For example, most of us do not have a deep understanding of how a computer works. We do not know that every letter on the screen is a series of eight electricalContinue reading “Faith and Mystery”
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Vainly Conspiring
Do you sometimes think it is all pointless? Do you wonder why we, as humans, continue our petty contrivances? Do you wonder when we will realize we are plotting in vain? Have you decided to stop conspiring? Have you decided to give up your vanity? We see the pointless plotting and conspiring going on inContinue reading “Vainly Conspiring”
Listen for God
How often do you listen for God to speak to you? Are you listening every day? Are you listening in the midst of troubles? Are you listening when things are going well? Have you chosen to obey God’s commandments? Have you written God’s instruction? Listening for God to speak is a learned behavior. To learnContinue reading “Listen for God”
Something New
How many things can you think of that people do on Sunday rather than go to church? Do you think it is wrong for people to work on Sunday while going out to eat after worship? Do you believe it is wrong for people to watch worship online? We can quickly point out many thingsContinue reading “Something New”
Forever Legacy
Do you want to be remembered forever? Are you seeking to make a lasting impression? Are you building a legacy with hopes of it lasting? How are you going about it? Are you building it on the sands of humanity? Or are you building it on the eternal foundation of God? We see stories regularlyContinue reading “Forever Legacy”
Learn from the Spirit
Do you lack the ability to make proper judgments? Do you see others failing to make proper judgments? Have you conversed with people who fail to understand what the things of God? Do you wonder how they cannot understand? Would you like to know? There are times when we understand something and wonder how othersContinue reading “Learn from the Spirit”
Seek To Know God
How well do you know yourself? How well do you know your spouse? How well do you know your parents? How well do you know your children? How well do you know your friends? How well do you know your co-workers? How well do you know God? Knowing ourselves can be challenging. We can deceiveContinue reading “Seek To Know God”
God’s Expectations, Pt. 3
The prophet Isaiah wrote his prophecies more than seven-hundred years before Jesus came into this world. So, when Jesus speaks of what God expects of his people, He isn’t stating something new. Jesus is reiterating and rejuvenating God’s Word. God provides a list of things he wants us to do, but it is not aContinue reading “God’s Expectations, Pt. 3”
God’s Expectations, Pt. 2
In today’s passage, Israel responds to God’s proclamation of their rebellion. We also see part of God’s counter-response. We will see more of it tomorrow. The Israelites respond as though they are doing what God has demanded but he is not paying attention to them. Israel is acting like a child caught not doing theirContinue reading “God’s Expectations, Pt. 2”
God’s Expectations, Pt. 1
Last week we walked through the Beatitudes. For the next three days, we are going to look at what God expects of us…and has for nearly three thousand years. In Isaiah 58, is a proclamation, response, and counter-response—God, his people, and God. God tells the prophet to proclaim to Israel their rebellion and false attemptsContinue reading “God’s Expectations, Pt. 1”
Marty Pressey 