Joe | March 25, 2009
There is an oft-quoted passage in Romans that I think many Christians know and can rattle it right off. My whole family has said it many times as we go through things. But I wonder, do we really believe it. (Okay, do I really believe it?) And we know that God causes all things to [...]
Joe | January 29, 2009
In the last four posts, we have been talking about Gideon from the book of Judges. In the first post, we talked about the cycles the people of Israel were in with being faithful and then unfaithful to God. We also talked about how God uses seemingly foolish or small people to do great things. [...]
Joe | January 28, 2009
We have been discussing Gideon in the previous two posts. We talked about the period of time in Israel when the people worshiped Canaanite gods alongside of Yahweh. This was the time of the book of Judges. Gideon was called by God to deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. At first, Gideon couldn’t understand [...]
Joe | January 27, 2009
In my last post, we were introduced to Gideon. We left off just after the angel of the Lord had commanded Gideon to deliver Israel from the hand of the Midian. [Gideon] said to Him, “O Lord, how shall I deliver Israel? Behold, my family is the least in Manasseh, and I am the youngest [...]
Joe | January 26, 2009
Over and over again in the Bible, God uses unremarkable people and things to bring about great victories or causes. We have previously talked about God using our “little light” to shine. There is also the little mustard seed (Matthew 13:31), which in Biblical times, was the smallest seed in Israel, yet grows into a [...]
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