Tag Archives: repentance

Hand On Mouth

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Pete

Sticks and stones may break my bones . . . but when the Almighty’s name-calling, it’s gotta hurt! Not that God harmfully throws down insults from heaven, but the One who searches the soul and spirits of men will reveal … Continue reading →

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Come As You Are

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Pete

Throwback Friday (probably not a thing . . . whatever). Was working my way through the same set of readings on a Friday back in July 2014. Same thing caught my eye as I continued reading of revival under Hezekiah. … Continue reading →

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Yet . . .

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Pete

As I looked back over my journal entries tied to today’s reading, for the past several years it’s been the reading in 2Chronicles that’s caused me to pause and reflect. And invariably it’s been on the same theme–voices. The voices … Continue reading →

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Failure’s Response

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Pete

I know, I know . . . we’re all just sinners saved by grace. We’re not perfect, we’re still works in progress. God’s not finished with us yet. If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and make … Continue reading →

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Can’t Buy Me Love

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Pete

Still not sure that I have Simon pegged (Acts 8:9-24). It’s recorded he believed the good news, but did he really? Truly a sheep? Or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Saved guy with just a heart problem? Or still a sinner … Continue reading →

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Buy from Me

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Pete

‘Tis the season. When everyone wants us to buy something. When there are more opportunities to spend our money than perhaps we ever realized. For those of us south of the border, we’ve been through Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and … Continue reading →

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Divine Forbearance

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Pete

According to 2Kings, his reign was pretty much the straw that broke the camel’s back. Sure, there would be one more government mandated revival in Judah after him, but Manasseh’s determination to do “evil in the sight of the LORD, … Continue reading →

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Loving Them By Letting Them Leave

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Pete

Do not murder. Check. Do not commit adultery. Check that one too. Do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud. Check, check, and check again! Honor your father and mother. Bam! Check one more. Six for six! … Continue reading →

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Flee!

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Pete

Gideon is a kind of an enigma for me. Seems to have, for the most part, run the race well but then gets tripped up at the finish line. He has an encounter of the divine kind with the angel … Continue reading →

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Owning It

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Pete

It kind of comes out of nowhere. You’re reading along in 1Chronicles and David’s riding the wave. Military victory after military victory are recorded from chapters 18 through chapters 20. The chronicler recording twice in chapter 18, “And the LORD … Continue reading →

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