Indomitable Courage My servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land. – Numbers 14:24 Joshua 14:9-12 Moses solemnly promised me, ‘The land of Canaan on which youContinue reading “Indomitable Courage”
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Making Good People Helpless Will Not Make Bad People Harmless ∙
Making Good People Helpless Will Not Make Bad People Harmless ∙ For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you. – Mark 7:21-23 Romans 1:28-32: Since theyContinue reading “Making Good People Helpless Will Not Make Bad People Harmless ∙”
Belligerent fabulist ∙
Belligerent fabulist ∙ “Come,” they say, “let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence.” – Psalms 83:4 Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, had plotted to crush and destroy them. – Esther 9:24 Esther 3:1-11 1 King Xerxes promoted Haman, sonContinue reading “Belligerent fabulist ∙”
David and the Spider ∙
David and the Spider ∙ Saul chose 3,000 elite troops from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats. At the place where the road passes some sheepfolds, Saul went into a cave to relieve himself. But as it happened, David and his men wereContinue reading “David and the Spider ∙”
Ordinary people ∙∙
Ordinary people ∙∙ If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this? – Esther 4:14 Esther 3:1-6 1 Sometime later, KingContinue reading “Ordinary people ∙∙”
