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Words for Warriors, “Leave None Remaining”
“So Yahweh our God also delivered into our hand Og, the king of Bashan, and all his people. We struck him until no one was left to him remaining” (Deut. 3:3). The Israelites battled Og king of Bashan until none … Continue reading
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Meditations on 1 John 2:28-29, with Notes
Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) The Children of God v. 28, (Bible Knowl Comm NT) “now he introduced the new thought … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “Do What Worked Before”
“Yahweh said to me, ‘Don’t fear him; for I have delivered him, with all his people and his land, into your hand. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon’ … Continue reading
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Two Meditations on 1 John 2:27, with Notes
Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) v. 27, As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “Remember Earlier Triumphs”
“From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. Yahweh our God delivered up all before … Continue reading
Meditations on 1 John 2:24, with Notes
Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) Let Truth Abide in You (Moody) “2:24-26. To protect their relationship with God, the readers have … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “I Give His Land to You”
“Yahweh said to me, ‘Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you. Begin to possess, that you may inherit his land.’ ” (Deut. 2:31). The flesh can say no to cigarettes and alcohol and reform … Continue reading
Meditations on 1 John 2:18-23, with Notes
Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) Deceptions of the Last Hour v. 18, Dear children, this is the last hour; and as … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “His Heart is Hardened”
“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Yahweh your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into your hand, as it is today” (Deut. 2:30). Sin in … Continue reading
Meditations on 1 John 2:15-17, with Notes
Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) Do Not Love the World v. 15, Do not love the world or anything in the … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “Engage Him in Battle”
“Rise up, take your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon. Behold, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle” (Deut. … Continue reading
The Faith Life
What is the life of faith in the disciple of Christ? Faith is always centered on Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The work of God the Spirit is to bring us to believe in Jesus and to keep us … Continue reading
Meditations on 1 John 2:5-11, with Notes
Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) v. 5, But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “It is a Good Land”
“They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, ‘It is a good land which Yahweh our God gives to us’ ” (Deut. 1:25). … Continue reading
Meditations on 1 John 2:3-4, with Notes
Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) The Test of Knowing Him v. 3, We know that we have come to know him … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “Take it to Heart”
“Behold, Yahweh your God has set the land before you. Go up, take possession, as Yahweh the God of your fathers has spoken to you. Don’t be afraid, neither be dismayed” (Deut. 1:21). You’ve tried and failed. You got up … Continue reading
Meditations on 1 John 2:1-2, with Notes
Chapter 2 (NIV–the verses in this chapter were taken from this version. Each chapter will be from a different version to avoid copyright issues.) The NKJV and NIV link the following two verses to the preceding verses in chapter 1. … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “That Terrible Wilderness”
“We traveled from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as Yahweh our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea” (Deut. 1:19). … Continue reading
Meditations on 1 John 1:5-10, with Notes
The Basis of Fellowship with Him (NKJV) v. 5, This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (Bible Knowl Comm NT) “As … Continue reading
Words for Warriors, “Go In and Possess the Land”
“Behold, I have set the land before you. Go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers—to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob—to give to them and to their offspring after them” (Deut. 1:8). The land is … Continue reading
Meditations on 1 John 1:1-4, with Notes
I thought I would change up my morning times by looking up the notes for passages I’ll meditate on in advance, all taken from my various study Bibles and commentaries. I am adding the notes to the meditation, first followed … Continue reading
Wednesday Words for Warriors
Moses gave many stirring words to encourage the people of Israel to take the territory the Lord had given them in Canaan. I had marked many of them in my Bible over the years. Since I write devotionals, I thought … Continue reading
The Seven Signs, part 7: John 11:1-44
In this sign, the raising of Lazarus from the dead is presented simply in two verses, John 11:43-44. But all the preceding verses in the chapter reveal great spiritual depths contained in this brief passage. Jesus raises the dead. In … Continue reading
The Seven Signs, part 6: John 9:1-41
The Lord healed a blind man on the Sabbath to reveal the spiritual blindness of others that we might believe in Him. The sign began with the philosophical question posed by the disciples when they saw a man born blind. … Continue reading
The Seven Signs, part 5: John 6:21-71
John chose to highlight particular signs or miracles to help us believe that Jesus is who He says He is, and find life in His name and no other. One of the miracles is the event of the multiplication of … Continue reading
The Seven Signs, part 4: John 5:1-15
John’s gospel has a stated purpose: “these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31). In this fourth sign, Jesus reaches … Continue reading
The Seven Signs, part 3: John 4:46-54
This is Jesus’ second sign He did in Galilee (John 4:54), though He had performed other miracles (John 2:23) after the first sign performed in Cana of Galilee. This second sign was that of a boy who was close to … Continue reading
The Seven Signs, part 2: John 2:12-22
Jesus disrupted the Jews’ lucrative commerce system in the outer court of the temple, which had been disturbing the worship of the godly non-Jews there (John 2:15-16). For this action, the Jews asked for a sign, for verification from God … Continue reading
The Seven Signs, part 1: John 2:3-12
This is the first article of a series focusing on the seven signs in the Gospel of John. It’s not often that a book states a purpose, but John’s gospel does: “these [accounts of miracles] are written that you may … Continue reading
God, Savior, Lord
“Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father” (1 John 2:24). We need three facts … Continue reading
