David strengthened himself in the Lord his God (1 Samuel 30:6b, ESV). In 1 Samuel 30, David and the men following him returned to the city of Ziklag to find it destroyed and burned, with their wives, children, and possessions hauled away into captivity. David and his men were so distraught that they “had no more strength […]
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I think the Book of Judges is the second most “storied” book in the Bible (the Book of Acts would be my first choice). Why? Judges contains story after story after story (just like Acts) with no lists of numbers that we get tired of reading as in the Book of Numbers and no endless
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Psalm 109 is the “gaslighting” psalm. There’s a lot of discussion on social media about gaslighting. What is it? Below is the research from my AI assistant on the topic. . . Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation and emotional abuse where a person or group makes someone question their own sanity, memory, or
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Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near (Hebrews 10:25, NLT). As a pastor of one church for 49 years, I heard the statement, “I’m leaving the church,” hundreds of times. Honestly, I liked “I’m joining the
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law (Galatians 5:22-23, ESV). The Greek word for self-control means “inner enabled dominion” over our passions. Keep this idea of “inner” in mind as we learn about Biblical self-control. We all need self-control for our lusts, diet, exercise,
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But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase (Daniel 12:4, NLT). I listened to a podcast recently featuring Geoffrey Hinton, who is widely known as the Godfather of AI. He explained that there are
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Years ago, several people told me I needed to wait upon the Lord. I didn’t understand the topic, so I studied God’s Word on “waiting” and learned the following. . . They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall
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I enjoy the Book of Joshua as it’s a story of God keeping His promises. God promised Abraham, 500 years before Joshua entered Canaan, that the land would be given to the descendants of Abraham. We see God’s faithfulness in chapter 3 of Joshua. . . Early the next morning Joshua and all the Israelites
Psalm 92 proclaims the sovereignty of God, “But you, O Lord, are on high forever” (v. 8, ESV). Some commentators write, correctly, I think, that this entire chapter reveals how we would live if we really believed that God’s in charge of everything. That the sovereignty of God causes us to worship, live victoriously, and prosper in
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I read Watchman Nee’s book The Release of the Spirit 45 years ago. While reviewing it this time, I caught myself thinking. . . Wow, what great teaching! Why didn’t I really listen to this teaching back then and live it out through the years? I’m such an idiot! The book teaches brokenness and starts
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