“Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning.” (Exodus 20:20) Moses said this to the Israelites after receiving the Ten Commandments. The people had seen Mount Sinai smoking, heard trumpets and…
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Shine Your Light
“And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.” (Daniel 12:3) I wrote last week about we, as Christians, shining our light as a group that will draw people to “the Light”,…
Pass the Test
“Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;” (Psalm 26:2) Do we want to be tested by the Lord? Would that be a hard thing? Would we pass the test? Tests were not the most enjoyable things in school but they were necessary to see if…
Shaken
I have read recently in a few devotions and prophesies that there is coming a “shaking” of God’s people in order to usher in the next revival. It brings to my mind three instances of “shaking” that happened in the Bible. One was stated in Matthew 27:51 as Jesus gave…
Go!
I often think of this example of how God works in our lives. There’s an overweight person sitting on their couch and praying to God: “God, just say the word and I’ll be slim, healthy and fit.” To which God answers, “Yes I could do that but that’s not how…