I said to them, Those who have any gold, let them take it off. So they gave it to me; then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. – Exodus 32:24, Amplified Bible (AMP) According to a 2009 report by Careerbuilder.com, the following are 10 excuses that real people gave… Continue reading Sometimes we make up the most stupid excuses.
Category: Righteousness
To stay or not to stay? That is the question.
And Moses said [to the Levites, By your obedience to God’s command] you have consecrated yourselves today [as priests] to the Lord, each man [at the cost of being] against his own son and his own brother, that the Lord may restore and bestow His blessing upon you this day. – Exodus 32:29, Amplified Bible (AMP) Amy Carmichael spent… Continue reading To stay or not to stay? That is the question.
How would you like to stand in the presence of God? Actually, you do – every day.
Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep and guard you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. – Exodus 23:20, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Exodus 23:20, God made His chosen people three wonderful promises: to guide them in the way they should go, to guard them against their enemies, and… Continue reading How would you like to stand in the presence of God? Actually, you do – every day.
Watch out for that strange fire.
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange and unholy fire before the Lord, as He had not commanded them. – Leviticus 10:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Leviticus 10, God slew Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, for offering… Continue reading Watch out for that strange fire.
We get trapped in Pharaoh’s world all of the time.
Not so! You that are men, [without your families] go and serve the Lord, for that is what you want. And [Moses and Aaron] were driven from Pharaoh’s presence. – Exodus 10:11, Amplified Bible The reason God had to pelt Egypt with gradually increasing plagues was that Pharaoh was stubborn, proud, and set on having… Continue reading We get trapped in Pharaoh’s world all of the time.
Don’t make the same mistake that Esau did.
Now Esau was 40 years old when he took as wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. And they made life bitter and a grief of mind and spirit for Isaac and Rebekah [their parents-in-law]. – Genesis 26:34-35, Amplified Bible (AMP) In the race to please self, Christians often fail to… Continue reading Don’t make the same mistake that Esau did.
How ’bout them Braves!
And Pharaoh took off his [signet] ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. – Genesis 41:42, Amplified Bible (AMP) It was the Fall of 1991. My roommates and I set up our television set, our… Continue reading How ’bout them Braves!
What would you do to save your father?
Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant remain instead of the youth [to be] a slave to my lord, and let the young man go home with his [half] brothers. – Genesis 44:33, Amplified Bible (AMP) Years before, motivated by jealous rage, all the brothers of Joseph, save Reuben, desired to kill their youngest… Continue reading What would you do to save your father?
There’s nothing like agreeing with God to start your day off right.
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? – Amos 3:3, KJV Enoch walked with God, Noah walked with God, Abraham walked with God, and so can we. To walk with God, all we have to do is do what these men did: we must agree with God that His way of life is better… Continue reading There’s nothing like agreeing with God to start your day off right.
Don’t forget to wash up every day.
Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal… – Exodus 30:18, KJV In Galatians 3:24 Paul calls the Law of the Old Testament a schoolmaster. Indeed, the Law taught the Jews many lessons about how to interact with God, and The Lord reiterated many of those… Continue reading Don’t forget to wash up every day.