How responsible are God’s people to know God’s ways? I propose that as believers, it is irresponsible of us to live in ignorance. There are many people who claim to be Christian and believe in Jesus, yet they live and act and speak in ways that are clearly against what God’s Word teaches. Does God …
Tag: Sin
When You Realize {Yeah, Missed That One}
Have you ever done something that you realized later probably wasn’t the wisest thing to do after all? Sometimes we pray for the Lord to close the door if the place we’re headed isn’t best, but the door doesn’t close…so we proceed ahead thinking we’re on the right path. While God is certainly capable of …
All Those Laws!
I haven’t posted on my “read-through-the-Bible” the past four days because I’ve been in Leviticus. It’s a difficult book. If I had to give one word to sum it up, it would be holiness. More than anything, God reveals His immutable attribute of holiness and how high the standard is to attain holiness - something …
Lessons From The Golden Calf
Exodus 32 tells the story of the golden calf. So many lessons in this passage! Moses and Joshua have been with the Lord on Mount Sinai for almost 40 days. Just before this, God also invited Aaron, his two sons Nadab and Abihu, and 70 of the elders of Israel up on the mountain, where …
The Messes We Make
No matter how many times I read through the stories in the Bible, I’m always amazed at the depths to which our human nature will take us. Why is it that we do things we know are wrong and foolish and are only going to cause ourselves and those we love great pain? How hard …