In 1 Chronicles 21:1-22:1, we read that David was tempted by Satan to require a census to be taken of the people of Israel. This displeased God. He disciplined David by sending an angel of death, and 70,000 died. When David repented and confessed his sin, he sought out a place to make a sacrifice …
Tag: Repentance
Have You Been Tested?
Have you taken a “PCR” test lately? Wait…this blog isn’t about Covid-19, so don’t hit the “delete” button yet! Well, sort of. If the news outlets are right, the whole world has been affected by a pandemic caused by a coronavirus. As a result, we constantly hear about “cases” and “test results,” which are determined …
The Way Back Home
If you knew that you were in the last few weeks of your life, what would you want to communicate to the people around you? The book of Deuteronomy is just that…the “last will and testament” of Moses, just before he goes up on Mount Nebo to view the Promised Land before his death. A …
The Danger Of A Hard Heart
Reading through the first sixteen chapters of Exodus over the last couple of days, I am reminded of a phrase that has always bothered me. Why would God harden Pharaoh’s heart? It seems Pharaoh was doing a pretty good job of hardening his own heart. We rather like the view of God when He is …
Run Back…Not Away
Abraham’s nephew, Lot, is an interesting character. We first meet him in Genesis 11, when his father, Haran has died, and Grandpa Terah and Uncle Abraham take him with them when they leave the place of their birth, Ur of the Chaldeans. A hard beginning. He finds himself fatherless and pulled away from all that …
