Going Presumptuously

Deuteronomy 1:42-43 “And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies . . . ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the...
Why Your Kids Will Have the Last Word

Why Your Kids Will Have the Last Word

It had been a long day, and I was tired of traveling. My head hurt, my legs were aching, and the fuel pump at this particular station refused to cough up my receipt. Now I had to spend precious time, all two minutes of it, to brave the smoky gas station, wait in a...

Backdoor Sins

Numbers 25:18 “For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.”...

Is God Holding Out on You?

Numbers 24:11 “Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.” Is God Holding Out on You? I find that I am more comfortable with someone who I know to be an enemy than I...

Navigating with Patience

Numbers 21:4 “And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discour-aged because of the way.” Navigating with Patience When I need directions to a location, I normally depend...