“The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the people of Israel that they put out of the camp everyone who is leprous or has a discharge and everyone who is unclean through contact with the dead. You shall put out both male and female, putting them outside the camp, that they may not defile theirContinue reading “Purity in the Church”
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Our Only Right Way
“But Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai” (Numbers 3:4a, ESV) I have heard it said there is a right way, a wrong way, and my way to do anything. It is a rather confusing statement. For how could there be threeContinue reading “Our Only Right Way”
Our Privileged Position
“These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed priests, whom he ordained to serve as priests. . . So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the lifetime of Aaron their father.” (Numbers 3:3–4, ESV) In my lifetime, I have seen many people who have maneuvered to get into the inner circle.Continue reading “Our Privileged Position”
Proper Focus
“They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.” (Numbers 2:2, ESV) I learned a long time ago that I needed to keep my eyes focused on where I was headed. I was driving one day in the Chicago area. I was trying to get to the library to do some research. Unfortunately,Continue reading “Proper Focus”
Our Banner
“The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, “The people of Israel shall camp each by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side.” (Numbers 2:1–2, ESV) There was a time in my life when I was keenly interested in my familyContinue reading “Our Banner”
The Light to Come
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.” (Isaiah 60:1–2, ESV) When we lived in Chicago, we would driveContinue reading “The Light to Come”
Access to the Throne of Grace
“Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.” (Isaiah 59:1–2, ESV) When I grew up, my dadContinue reading “Access to the Throne of Grace”
Busyness Versus Character
3 ‘Why have we fasted, and you see it not? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you take no knowledge of it?’ Behold, in the day of your fast you seek your own pleasure, and oppress all your workers . . . 6 “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bondsContinue reading “Busyness Versus Character”
For All to Enjoy
6 “And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant— 7 these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful inContinue reading “For All to Enjoy”
Guaranteed Success
10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to meContinue reading “Guaranteed Success”
Renewing the Heart 