Author Archives: Pete

Crushed!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Pete

Isaiah 53 stands as an eternal memorial. It is as graphic a description of the “great exchange” as exists in Scripture. One of those “beware lest it become too familiar” types of passages . . . one of those passages … Continue reading →

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Homeland Security

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Pete

One of the first things we did when we got our GPS was to program the “HOME” function . . . not because we don’t know where home is . . . but because we know that no matter where … Continue reading →

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The Fuel of Endurance

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Pete

So often, the New Testament writers were corner men. You know, those guys with the towels on their shoulders and the water bottle in their hands who wait for the bell to ring between rounds of a boxing match and … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Firewood?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Pete

Oh the patience of God in pursuing His people and seeking to draw them back to Himself. That’s the thought that emerges as I read Isaiah 44 and 45 this morning. In Isaiah 44 God reasons with those who have … Continue reading →

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The Justice Bringer

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Pete

“Behold My Servant” . . . that’s how my reading in Isaiah 42 began this morning . . . three words that capture your attention . . . a heavenly “Heads Up!” . . . a spiritual “awakening.” Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Comfort in Comparing the Incomparable

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Pete

Describing the indescribable . . . explaining the unexplainable . . . or, as one songwriter so aptly put it, trying to fit the ocean in a cup . . . that’s Isaiah’s task this morning in the fortieth chapter … Continue reading →

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Searching Out the Unsearchable

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Pete

I’m reminded this morning that discovery is God’s idea . . . and that the purpose of discovery is ultimately to reveal the glory of God. It is the glory of God to conceal things, but the glory of kings … Continue reading →

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The Point

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Pete

A friend commented on my post yesterday and offered this summary of the book of Hebrews . . . “The whole book of Hebrews is kind of a taste test comparison (Coke/Pepsi?) by someone who has known, loved and been … Continue reading →

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Saved to the Uttermost!

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Pete

Jesus is a priest forever. That’s what the writer to the Hebrews emphasizes this morning. Jesus is foreshadowed in a guy that Abraham ran across almost 2,000 years before Christ entered this world, Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the … Continue reading →

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Fresh Joy!

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Pete

Came across one of those “jump off the page” phrases this morning while reading in Isaiah. Just two words that I had never seen together before . . . mostly because they are only found together in the ESV . . … Continue reading →

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