In the first several chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses is reviewing Israel’s history, from the time they left Egypt until the time they were ready to enter the PL. Last Sunday,…
The disobedience and bad attitude of a few can have a huge impact on many. It often happens that way in a church—a few disaffected, critical people ruin things for everyone else. Read More ...
These principles still pertain today—obedience leads to blessing, and rebellion leads to disaster. The best choice is always to recognize God’s authority, obey God, and trust him to fulfill his promises. Read More ...
Deuteronomy, like many biblical books, is not written directly to us, but is for us. It’s the God-breathed, inerrant, unchangeable word of God, and is thus profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction and instruction. We read it so that we may become mature and fully furnished for every good work. Like every other part of the Bible, Deuteronomy is living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword. It’s a source of instruction, rebuke, blessing, and encouragement. Read More ...
The Parable of the Sower (or of the Soils) by Steve Myers, missionary to South Africa.
Because God made us, he has the right to tell us who we are and what we are supposed to do. He has authority over us. Our responsibility is to accept ourselves as God’s creation and live within the parameters he has set for us. We must trust that God made us who we are intentionally. Read More ...
Under the sovereignty of God, we strive to be both prudent and prayerful. We trust God and we take precautions. We affirm both God’s sovereignty and human responsibility. We work as though everything depends on us, and we pray as if everything depends on God. We are both prayerful and careful. Read More ...
It’s easy to say that we would trust God when a child is born with a defect or a loved one suffers with a disease. We say that we would continue to serve God even if a tornado destroyed all we own. It’s an entirely different thing to actually trust God as those things are happening. Read More ...
We can trust that God has a plan, and he is working out that plan by causing people to think and do various things. We don’t know how it’s all going to work out, but we trust that God is active in controlling human thought and behavior for his own purposes. Read More ...