Love of Pennies Part 2
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A Word of Warning
PlayStop Popout X The awful sin here referred to in verse 26 is not moral sin. It is neither the trespass which overtakes a man, as in Gal 6:1, nor the grievous sin which required the ultimate discipline as in 1 Cor. 5:9-13. It is the sin of apostasy. It is the crime of rejecting…
Hallelujah, What a Savior
Suggested Bible Reading: Ruth 1-4 Devotional Thought: Title: “Hallelujah, What a Savior!” The scene is in the land of Israel, and the timing is so significant. It was “in the days when the judges ruled.” They were the days when the judges judged. As I mentioned in the study of Judges, there were…
Beware of Selfish Decisions
Suggested Bible Reading: Judges 19-21 Devotional Thought: Title: “Beware of Selfish Decisions!” Satan is delighted when the Lord’s people destroy themselves from within. It was only the sovereign mercy of God that preserved 600 Benjamites in the rock Rimmon (20:47) until the men of Israel had reflected upon the foolishness of their actions…
Josiah, A Humble King
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Carnality, A Dead End
Suggested Bible Reading: Judges 16-18 Devotional Thought: Title: “Carnality, A Dead End!” Judges 16 is a very sad chapter, but ends with a positive example of God’s mercy and grace. One of the saddest statements in the Old Testament is to be found in this final stage of Samson’s life: “And he wist…
The Key Ingredient in Leadership is Humility
Suggested Bible Reading: Judges 10-12 Devotional Thought: Title: “The Key Ingredient in Leadership is Humility!” Campbell Morgan writes, “God’s ‘afters’ are worth the waiting for. However dark the ‘now’ is, there will be light enough in God’s ‘after’ to explain the darkness.” This is the context of chapter ten following the disappointments and darkness…
Love of Pennies
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Most Vulnerable Following Victory
Suggested Bible Reading: Judges 8-9 Devotional Thought: Title: “Most Vulnerable Following Victory!” The Scriptures illustrate time and again that the Lord’s people are at their most vulnerable following periods of victory. It is then that they are tested as to the reality of their faith. The flesh often raises its head and…
God Uses the Weak
Suggested Bible Reading: Judges 3-7 Devotional Thought: Title: “God Uses the Weak!” God uses the weak so that no man can glory in his own flesh. Gideon is a very familiar person in the Bible. He certainly was used of the Lord to lead an amazing victory for the Israelite army. The main…