Tag Archive - Consistency

The incontrovertible necessity for daily renewal with God: Psalm 5

October 6, 2010 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

Do you truly believe that God is your King? When David states, “Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, for to You do I pray.” in Psalms 5:1 what is he thinking about God? The king of Israel was stating that God was the king of his life. How can we presume to live our lives without God when a powerful and mighty man is running to God for his help and strength. Do you believe that your wisdom and intelligence are great enough to carry you through this life without God? We will never have joy if we do not run to God. It is counterintuitive to seek out our help from God but He is the only source of that lasting joy and hope that our deepest desire craves.

There was a point in my life when I regarded a daily time in God’s Word as a secondary part of my routine that I would seek out only after my desires were met. I was wrong.  After many months of consistent time seeking out God in the Old Testament I can affirm the absolute necessity for every believer to take time each day to meditate on the truths of God. The relationship with God that is kindled from your daily time in the Word will remind you of who God is and his amazing nature. When your perspective is grounded daily on God you will find strength to endure every moment. Continue Reading…

A warning against idolatry and pride: 2 Chronicles 25 and 26

August 12, 2010 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

What does it mean when Amaziah did right in the sight of the Lord but not with a whole heart in 2 Chronicles 25:2? What was the driving force in Amaziah’s life? In 2 Chronicles 25 Amaziah makes an alliance with one hundred thousand fighting men of Israel but when a man of God gives him a warning he breaks the alliance. Why did Amaziah send away the hired men from Israel? When he speaks to the man of God about turning the men of Israel away he is concerned not that he offended God but about the money spent on the men of war. Amaziah feared the Lord but did he find his delight in Him? The life of Amaziah seems very similar to the life of may people today where we seek out the riches of this world first before we seek out God. We can never whole heartedly seek God when we have placed a greater value on anything in this world. Continue Reading…

Where will you turn in your moment of crisis: 2 Kings 3 and 4

July 1, 2010 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

I love the intentional, specific, and beautiful language that is used throughout Scripture. In 2 Kings 3 Jehoram the son of Ahab becomes king of Israel. He did what was evil in the sight of God, not to the extent of Ahab and Jezebel, but he choose to cling to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. The struggle that was faced by Jehoram and by everyone living today is choosing to follow the sins of those around us instead of clinging to God. This language steams from when Joshua gave his final instructions to the people of Israel to cling to God instead of the ways of the people around them. What do you cling to? Continue Reading…

Lack of faith in God’s daily provision shown in Numbers 11 and 12

December 3, 2009 in Bible Blog with 2 Comments

How easily it is to fail to see God for who He truly is. The Israelites consistently grumbled against God. In adversity what do you do? Is God’s anger kindled against you when you lack faith to trust in His provision? Do you think that God can do all things one moment and then you try to solve all your problems your way? In Numbers chapter 11 the people were grumbling to God and he burned up the outskirts of the camp. How amazing is that. God doesn’t change so when we grumble He is not pleased. I would imagine that the people would stop grumbling but they started up again complaining about the food that God was providing. How crazy is that! God was supplying what they needed but they were not thankful for that. The lie that freedom was found in their bondage in Egypt and not in God had poisoned the peoples thoughts so they didn’t see the truth that their freedom was through and in God. Continue Reading…

Sin’s burden and weight expressed in the law: Leviticus 5 and 6

June 30, 2009 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

We are inherently sinful! When I look at the law expressed in chapters 5 and 6 of Leviticus I see everyone living in sin. People sinned and it did not matter if they knew it or not sin was still sin. When I think about how difficult it has been for me to stay consistent in my Bible reading I can’t fathom how impossible it would be to keep up with the sacrifices. Continue Reading…

Consistency 1.0

June 10, 2009 in Bible Blog with 0 Comments

Photo 261So I have not really been reading my Bible as I would like lately. I can easily feel like I am a bad christian or lack motivation because I have been lacking motivation. I don’t feel bad at all because:

Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

– Matthew 26:31 NASB Continue Reading…