In Joshua 9, Joshua and the Israelites are deceived by the Gibeonites, a Canaanite people. The Gibeonites tremble at the news of what the Lord has done to Jericho and Ai. So the Gibeonites go to Joshua and put on an elaborate show and story trying to convince Israel to make peace. It works! Joshua …
Prayer is a necessary part of the family’s life. Therefore it is a necessary part of the father’s personal life and role in the home. Fathers, join me in prayer. Wives and children, join me in praying for the husband and father of your family. Parents and grandparents, join me in praying for our children …
As Christians we are to cherish what God cherishes. Amazingly God cherishes repentance. He doesn’t begrudge the repentant, rather He calls out to a perpetually adulterous Israel in Jeremiah 3:22, “Return, you faithless children.” He always desires the sinner to return to Him. Why? Jeremiah 3:22 continues, “…I will heal your unfaithfulness.” He cherishes repentance …
Something caught my attention in Jeremiah 3:6-18. So far in Jeremiah, God has not held any punches about Israel and their unfaithfulness. Israel has no concern for God while they pursue false gods. So, God blatantly condemns them for their sin and their indifferent attitude toward their sin. Yet, in 3:11-12, God mercifully calls Israel …
Continue reading The Before and After of Repentance (A Devo on Jeremiah 3:6-18)
Resources for family discipleship can extremely useful in the making and maturing of your children into disciples of Jesus Christ. It is tough to find reliable and engaging resources that remain, above all, Christ and Bible centered. In an effort to help us all disciple our own family well (or prepare to disciple your future …
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COVID has brought many of us closer to death. This virus has made us think on mortality more – ours and our beloved. I pray this shouldn’t happen, but if a moment of loss comes, how will you react? Preparing to respond to loss biblically helps us process death’s sorrow with great joy. Mourning loss …
Continue reading Devos for A Strange, New World – Through Sorrow with Joy
Good day. Our lives are a lot different than they were a couple weeks ago. A main catalyst for this change is our government, who, working to slow COVID19, has mandated strict restrictions on gathering, traveling, and working. These mandates have affected your church, school, relationships, jobs, and free time. An important question arises – …
Continue reading Devos for A Strange, New World – The Good in Submitting
Everyone’s life has changed drastically in the past few weeks. All schooling is done from home. Most businesses are limited or closing. There is a curfew of 8pm-5am in NJ. And most people are expressing confusion, anxiety, and/or pride. It feels like a strange, new world. How does God expect you to live now? We …
Continue reading Devos for A Strange, New World – Ants and Home School
In the book of Lamentations, Jeremiah describes how God’s holiness interacts with Israel’s unfaithfulness. For God, judging Israel is the perfect exercise of His covenant faithfulness. For Israel, receiving God’s judgment for their unfaithfulness is devastating. Jeremiah tries to capture this holy devastation from God in his writings. His hope is to alert Israel to …
Continue reading God’s Arrows, Your Kidneys (A Devotional on Lamentations 3:13)
Jeremiah, in Lamentations 3:4-6, tells of how God laid siege to Israel. The idea behind the ancient art of siege warfare is that a hostile force would encircle a city and slowly extinguish it. They would not let any provisions in and they would not let anything out. It was a long and terrible process …
Continue reading Laying Siege to the Heart (A Devotional on Lamentations 3:4-6)
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