Posts tagged “Wisdom”
Seeming contradictions
Psalm 90 reflects Moses’ lifetime of both dark and sweet movements as he followed the Lord. “All our days pass away under your wrath;…
The golden calf called “have to”
As a goal-setting, calendar-keeping, box-checking man who married a goal-setting, calendar-keeping, box-checking woman, the story of Mary and Martha gets my full attention. In…
It gets messy
In the last devotion, I revealed how Ehud brought God’s judgment upon evil King Eglon in Judges 3. When he plunged a sword into…
The gap between you and God
In Job 38 we reach the moment we have been waiting for. In Job 1-2, God mysteriously allowed Satan to take away Job’s wealth,…
We don’t know why
Pain makes us wonder why. Why aren’t the kids at school nicer to you? Why isn’t God blessing the plans for your career that…
You are bad
When I was a kid, Saturday Night Live had a skit called “Deep Thoughts With Jack Handy.” In one episode, Jack Handy mused, “If…
God is listening
“Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life…
God’s logic in the darkness
When you want to know someone, you use words. You have a conversation. The apostle John calls Jesus the Word of God. It’s how…
Depend on Jesus
Early in 2021, a rare infection entered my bloodstream and ravaged my heart. I almost died several times. Teams of heroic doctors scrambled to…
First thought = wrong thought?
Have you ever noticed how often your first thought is a wrong thought? Recently, I read every single passage in the Bible that mentions…
Just for you
The Christmas gift-hunting season is on for those who do some early shopping. For some this is a thrill; for others it’s a nerve-racking…
Our thoughts < God’s thoughts
Recently, I risked my life to prove the importance of reading the Bible. One Sunday I decided not to sit but instead stand on…