Thoughts In studying this book, I came upon a commentary by the 19th century English preacher, Joseph Parker. This man was known as a great orator, so I know I won’t do him justice in quoting him, but these are his words in regards to the prophet Joel: “We need a Joel today. For his…
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Thoughts You should want a good name more than you want great riches. To be highly respected is better than having silver or gold. Proverbs 22:1 NIRV My wife, the Lovely Lady LeeAnn, doesn’t like it when I broach this subject, but Proverbs 22:1 brought it to mind, so I must. Tick Tock I’m at…
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Thoughts Chapter 106 opens with a call to praise the Lord and give thanks because He is good and His loyal love endures. In fact, the first five verses are a joy to read. We’re sort of saying, “Yes! Amen!” along with the author. And then at verse seven things take a darker tone. The…
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Thoughts Then the angel of the Lord spoke to Gad. He said, “Tell David to build an altar to worship the Lord. David must build that altar near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 1 Chronicles 21:18 ERV David went against the word of the Lord and ordered a census of the Israelites, which…
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Thoughts Stubborn Israel Stubborn, stubborn, stubborn. Korah leads a rebellion against Moses and Aaron, and God causes the ground to swallow up all those associated with him. And the people saw and knew that it was the Lord who did it, and that the Lord was confirming that Moses was his chosen leader for them….
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Thoughts In the beginning of chapter 3, Paul said that the last days would be difficult because of how evil people will be, and he listed some of the characteristics they would have. Here’s the list again: For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,…
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Thoughts At the same time that Jesus did those signs, many of the Jewish leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees, they would not openly admit they believed. They were afraid they would be thrown out of the synagogue. They loved praise from people more than praise from God. John 12: 42-43 NIRV…
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Thoughts As Hosea ends, God pleads one last time for Israel to return to Him. And with that plea comes a promise. God promises to forgive them and love them with a boundless love. And then He gives several examples of how He will lavish them with gifts. He is a loving God, and He…
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Thoughts Whose Direction? Proverbs 20:24 says, “Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord, How then can man understand his way?” That last part is better translated, “How can a man understand his own way?” It’s true. Our lives are in God’s hand. He knows where He wants us and what He wants us to do…
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Thoughts As I’m recording this, it is Tuesday morning. My wife, the Lovely Lady LeeAnn is off work today, and she found an article in a magazine about some of the most beautiful scenic drives here in southern California. I have to say, with all the problems California has right now, this is still a…
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