Monthly Archives: September 2014

A Cameo Appearance

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Pete

Reading in the latter part of John 2 this morning. And I encountered a phrase that caught my eye the first time I read it and then really jumped off the page when it occurred again only a couple of … Continue reading →

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He Manifested His Glory

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Pete

Jesus was pretty selective about His audience. I think if I was going on the “Know that I Am Messiah” road tour, I’d go big, I’d go often, and I’d go in front of as many people as possible. But … Continue reading →

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Performance Driven

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Pete

Though I like to think that “I’ve come a long way” . . . and perhaps I have . . . sometimes it doesn’t seen long enough when I’m reminded of how far I still have to go. Sometimes the … Continue reading →

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Real Enjoyment

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Pete

I’m guessing that even the newest reader of Ecclesiastes picks up on the underlying heartbeat of “the Preacher’s” (1:1) words pretty quickly. I’m only two chapters in and the pulse is already established. Eleven times, so far, the son of … Continue reading →

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A Kind of Firstfruits

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Pete

In a sense, they were Version 1.0 . . . the initial release. Those of the “twelve tribes in the Dispersion” were more than a prototype . . . as there was nothing that had to be tweaked or improved … Continue reading →

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My Face

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Pete

The words are pointed and harsh. Jeremiah comes out of his corner swinging. The God who has called him to be a prophet to the nations from before his birth (Jer. 1:5), has put words in his mouth “to pluck … Continue reading →

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His Delight!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Pete

The promise was written TO them . . . but it was also written FOR us. As, through the prophet Isaiah, God tells His ancient people of what awaits them and what He thinks of them, there is application to … Continue reading →

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Come to Mount Zion

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Pete

I can’t sit in judgment of the people Hebrews was written to. I can’t shake my head for them wanting to go back to the old way . . . the ways of the law . . . the ways … Continue reading →

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Heartburn

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Pete

It was an encounter of the divine kind. They weren’t looking for it . . . they weren’t expecting it . . . for most of it, they weren’t even aware of it. They may have been part of the … Continue reading →

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The Lord Jesus

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Pete

This morning, reading in Luke, I came across a three word combination that jumped off the page. Each word in and of itself has appeared numerous times in Luke. That the words would be associated with each other is not … Continue reading →

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