Thunder and lightning and trumpets and smoke!God lit on the mountain, and from there He spoke.His statutes are holy, His judgments are right–Thunder and lightning and smoke.God lit on the mountain, His presence a flame,The smoke of His holiness shrouding His name.He stooped to come down to the top of mount’s height.God lit the mountain… Read More Thunder and Smoke
Referring to Ezekiel 38-39 I’ve heard people say that the Gog spoken of in Ezekiel’s prophecy of the end times refers to some part of Russia, but this time reading through those chapters my breath almost caught. That’s not just Russia, that lines up beautifully with the Scythians—or if not them, one of the related… Read More The People of Gog
Our God is a consuming flame.Who then can stand when He shall come?The glory bright about His nameShall strike the wicked, smite them dumb.Who then can stand when He shall come?Let dross beware! Refiner’s fireShall strike the wicked, smite them dumb–We all rebelled and earned His ire.Let dross beware refiner’s fire!I bend, I bow, for… Read More Kindled Upon
Recently the classroom I work in had a crew in, taking video footage to use in a training project. We were outfitted in microphones to wear while they were visiting. I wasn’t under the lens the entire time, but it was odd walking around with a microphone. I could only assume it was recording the… Read More Recorded
God hates complaining. He both calls us to give thanks, and pours out abundant blessings to give thanks for. There are times when our lives are more full of blessings than others and times the blessings are harder to see, but let’s face it: even in the abundant times we can get caught up in… Read More Manna…Every Day
I’ve recently read a book called The Parrot’s Lament and Other True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity. It is full of intriguing anecdotes of Orangutan escapes, Orca orneriness, and big cats (but no octopus stories, in case you wanted to know). The author, Eugene Linden, is careful to explain how the stories cannot… Read More Just How God Made Us
Not long after Oliver Cromwell died, England invited the late King Charles’ son, also Charles, to come reign over them. Throughout the land people rejoiced to throw off the rule of the Puritans. Rules do not change the heart or impart convictions, and matters were made worse by men who only wore the outward austerity… Read More In the Wake of Cromwell
Of all the verses in Psalm 139, these are the hardest. What about loving your enemies? How can this be? The closest answer I can come up with is this. Loving your enemies assumes having enemies. Who are my enemies? Those who hate the LORD, who are His enemies. All humanity is either on the… Read More Psalm 139:21-22
This world is full of wickedness and injustice. Not only is there violence and wrong against us, making our hearts cry out, but many oppose God Himself. How many see right and wrong, and willfully choose what God opposes? How many speak evil against God and His word? How many slander His Son, Jesus Christ,… Read More Psalm 139:19-20
The heart of man is fertile ground For every evil ever found: Injustice, greed, And every breed Of lust and hate in there is bound. God cannot call the sinner just. To tell a lie would break all trust: No judge to rule Oppressors cruel, No vengeance for those crushed to dust. But though all… Read More Tolerance of God
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