How does creation bring praise, honor and glory to God? Instinctively we think of mankind as brining praise to God as we seek to follow Him. As we look upon God’s creation we are amazed and the awe that ensues honors the creator God. In Psalm 93 God is proclaimed as the mighty ruler of all who will not be moved, “The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; the Lord has clothed and girded Himself with strength; indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.” Psalm 93:1 God is holy and worthy of all praise, honor and glory. Do you give God the honor that is due Him? Do you praise Him every moment of every day? Do you glorify Him through your actions? Continue Reading…
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Embrace God’s design for your life: Psalm 93
What is learned in exile from all you know: 2 Kings 17 and 18
Why is Israel besieged and taken captive in 2 Kings chapter 17? What does captivity mean for the people within Israel? Does the captivity of Israel mean that God has turned His back on Israel? What lesson can be learned from Israel’s disobedience? These people who were led into captivity had no regard for God because generation after generation they had done what we fitting in their own eyes without care for God. They worshiped the gods of the inhabitants of the promised land, which they were consistently warned about not doing. Was it easy for the people to turn away from God because they made one sinful choice after another which led them far from God? Continue Reading…
The Flood upon the world and His promise: Genesis 9 and 10
So in Genesis 9 and 10 we have a lot of changes happening in the life of mankind. It is amazing to see how man now used animals as food. Before the flood man was given plants and seed for food (Genesis 1:29) and after the flood God gives man the ability, laws, and right to eat animals. (Genesis 8:2-4). What was the world like before the man and animals feared each other? What would it have been like to walk up to a lion without fear? Continue Reading…
Pondering the wonders of a long life found in Genesis 7 and 8
A few thoughts about the flood. I sometimes think that the flood happened in the ancient past but I sometimes over look some key facts. People lived longer than today and if you think that Noah in modern term could have been born crossing with Columbus in 1492 and lived to see the year 2092! Think about the changes that have occurred since in the almost 600 years since Columbus… Continue Reading…
