November - 2015

"And if you say to me, 'We are depending on the Lord our God'--isn't he the one who

So spoke Sennacherib's field commander to the people of Judah. His words must have scorched the conscience of the king of Judah,...

"'Woe to the obstinate children,' declares the Lord. 'Thos who carry out plans that

The grandeur of humans lies not only in their capacity for partnership with God in his earthly purposes, but also in their freedom...

"These people come near me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their heart is fa

It is far easier to 'talk the talk' than 'walk the walk.' Sadly, hypocrisy is a native human propensity, so we have to make an effort to...

“You may say to yourself, ‘My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’

Within the capitalist, free-market environment, there are many ‘self-made’ men, and many who think themselves ‘independently wealthy.’...

“When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, t

God takes his people the long way round. He could have led Israel into Canaan in a very short time by a shorter route. He didn’t do so...

“Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possessi

Why does God take so long? Why must we get old and die, waiting for God to establish us in Canaan; the place of our hopes and dreams? ...

“Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong . . . Do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd, and d

Contrary to what politicians who win government like to say (that the voters always get it right), the crowd is a fool. Worse, the crowd...

“Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possessi

Why does God take so long? Why must we get old and die, waiting for God to establish us in Canaan; the place of our hopes and dreams? ...

" Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, 'The Lord will surely exclude me

Righteousness by ethnicity runs deep in the human psyche, but not in God's. Here those who are not descendants of Abraham are assured...

"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song

This promise occurs in a chapter drenched with thoughts of God's good intentions toward his people; his willingness to make a covenant...

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"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously wi

“But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of the cov

" . . .So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ

"Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many gr

"Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified'"

"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in

" . . . He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ f

"Simon Peter asked him, 'Lord, where are you going?' Jesus replied, 'Where I am goi

"Though you have not seen him you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you

"It was revealed to them that were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the thing

"If you really knew me, you would know my father as well" (John 14:7).

"Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that you may grow up in your salvation, now t

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Desmond Ford