Monday, September 24, 2007

The Green Pastures

The “green pastures” mentioned in Psalm 23 often give us the idea that God takes us to a place of plenty.

However, the picture that is visualized by the ancient Eastern world is one of an opposite view.

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Blessings,
Johnny

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Sons of God

There were many called “sons of God.”

Miracle workers were considered to be close to God and were often referred to as “sons of God.”

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

The Fare is Share

What good thing must I do to get eternal life?

When a man came to Jesus to find the answer to that question (Matthew 19:16), Jesus response was close to that of Daniel’s understanding of God’s message for Nebuchadnezzar’s dream.

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Blessings,
Johnny

Saturday, September 08, 2007

God Is Not My "Do-Boy"

The feeling of being completely dependent upon God is expressed by the phrase, “men began to call on the name of the Lord” (Genesis 5:26b). The act of prayer was developed after the act of giving sacrifices. It is understood by the ancient Hebrews that people had not always understood their true frailty and need for God and all that He provides, hence, prayer began after the birth of Enosh.

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Bless God,
Johnny

Saturday, September 01, 2007

One Way

Keeping hostages separated is a common practice for terrorists and bank robbers. Congregating gives the hostages an opportunity to unify a plan for escape and/or a take-over.

In Genesis 11, the "Tower of Babel" is a story about people plotting and planning a take-over. God commanded that people are to multiply and spread out upon the earth (Gen 1:28), but the people of the earth had devised a plan to stick close together.

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Blessings,
Johnny