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“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” Luke 12:48 In this twelfth chapter of Luke, Jesus is talking to His disciples about His second coming. He speaks of a householder who goes on a journey and leaves his servants in charge. They do not know the day nor the hour when he will return, and so they continue faithful in their duties, until he returns. Then he rewards them for their faithfulness. I can imagine these servants as every day they…
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 Yesterday we posed a question, “What does God require of me?” God requires different things from different people and at different seasons of our lives, His requirements…
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Micah 6:8 Micah, who was a prophet at the same time as Isaiah and Hosea was warning the…
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“And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even everyone whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it.” Exodus 36:2 On the mountain, God gave Moses a plan for the tabernacle that he wanted built as a place of worship for the Israelites. He gave Moses specific details for every part from the boards of the framework, to the oil that would be used in the candlestick. Many skills would be needed to accomplish this great task. They did not have the tools or…
“Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:4-5. Like most of David’s psalms, this one is a prayer. David starts out by declaring his personal relationship with God. He uses the words “my God, I trust in thee.” So many people today use the words “my God” in daily conversation, but David used it here as a recognition that he knew God intimately. It was not spoken lightly, but in sincerity. It…
Several years back, the Lord started really dealing with me to study the subject of being an encourager. Though I had spent most of my life in ministry trying to help others, I felt a special need to explore the topic even deeper than I had currently known. One day I purchased an old book while at the thrift store called, “Encouragement- The Key to Caring” by Dr. Larry Crabb and Dr. Dan Allender. It changed my life! It also became a newly-cherished treasure to add to my personal library of books. The things we will explore today did not…
“No, for all the nations of the world are but a drop in the bucket. They are nothing more than dust on the scales. He picks up the whole earth as though it were a grain of sand.” Isaiah 40:15 My family loves going to the beach, it’s one of our favourite summer activities. We don’t swim or even really go in the water, we just enjoy sitting in the sand. My oldest daughter loves to build sandcastles and build trenches, while my three year old enjoys exploring. Even now, in the dead of winter with snow all around me,…
