One of my tasks at Silent Blessings is to respond to fan mail. Some of it is a simple greeting, and some of it is a little deeper. Here’s one I wrote today to a young man who isn’t sure about this whole God and Bible thing… but those of us who know God, well, …
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Fear Not – Week 5
Jesus makes us worthy in God’s eyes II Samuel 9:7 – Saul and Jonathan have died in battle, and David is king. He asks his servants to find someone related to Saul, and they find Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan. He is unable to walk, but that doesn’t matter, because he is a member of …
Fear Not – Week 4
Only One God – look to Him and Fear Not Judges 6:10, the Midianites are raiding the Israelites every chance they get, taking or destroying their food resources. (Rather like the movie Magnificent Seven – good flick, that) Anyway… after 7 years of this agony, the Israelites turned to God and He sent a prophet to …
Fear Not – Week 3
God plus anyone is always a majority With the history lesson over, Moses recounts the instructions for how the Israelites are to live, in order to honor and to represent God. Civil, personal, worship, and battle. In Deut 20:3, they are told that when facing enemies, though they see armies and resources greater than themselves, …
Fear Not – Week 2
Stand Firm, Trust God, and Fear Not Exodus 14:13 – God got the people out of Egypt, then let them see their situation….trapped between a sea of water and a sea of soldiers…and they did what people often do, panic & cry for the devil they know. God calls us into the unknown and gives …