Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” – Mark 14:38 “That you may not come into temptation.” “The spirit is willing…” Willing to offer what? Willing to not come into temptation? So the watching and praying is because of the weakness of …
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When God shuts you in
Male and female of all flesh went in as God had told Noah. Then the Lord shut him in. – Genesis 7:16 The God Who lives in you is One who “opens doors that no man can shut” (Revelation 3:8). He’s also One who shuts you in, such that the flood waters cannot reach you. …
Follow the Ark
”…Follow the chest so that you will know where you’re supposed to go because you have not been this way before…” – Joshua 3:8 When you find yourself walking a path you’ve never been before…follow the Ark. When you find yourself walking a path you’ve never been before…follow the Ark. ”…Follow the chest so that …
Don’t mess with Texas
Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. – Joshua 10:12 “Don’t mess with Texas”. That was the unspoken pact …
Look of a King
Then Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “The men you killed at Tabor—what were they like?” “Like you,” they replied. “They all had the look of a king’s son.” – Judges 8:18 For many, the real issue is not the apparent fact that they will die…but the concern over whether they will truly live before that …
Delusion is the new Faith
A ·few people will come out of Jerusalem alive [remnant will spread out from Jerusalem]; ·a few from Mount Zion will live[and survivors out from Mount Zion]. The ·strong love [zeal] of the Lord All-Powerful will ·make this happen[accomplish this].’ – 2 Kings 19:31 Ridiculous is the new remarkable…and delusional is the new Faith. Delusion: an idiosyncratic belief or impression that …
The beauty of boundaries
The Lord is my inheritance and my cup. You are the one who determines my destiny. Your boundary lines mark out pleasant places for me. Indeed, my inheritance is something beautiful. – Psalm 16:5-6 Even when it doesn’t feel like it, the boundaries of your life…the limitations and restraints that God has drawn around you…have been marked …
Dreaming outloud
“My father David had it in his heart to build a Temple honoring the Name of God, the God of Israel. But God told him ‘It was good that you wanted to build a Temple in my honor—most commendable! But you are not the one to do it—your son will build it to honor my …
Before Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
“Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “How can a kid like you fight with a man like him? You are only a boy, and he has been in the army since he was a boy!” – 1 Samuel 17:33 Before Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, there was Serenity, X-men, Alien: Resurrection, Twister, Toy Story, Waterworld, Firefly, Angel, Buffy, …
Eating without tasting
Then he said, “The truth is, you must change your thinking and become like little children. If you don’t do this, you will never enter God’s kingdom. – Matthew 18:3 It’s possible to eat food without tasting it. And it’s also possible to belong to a Kingdom that you never explore or fully enter into. …