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We Don’t Like the Word “Obey” Much. We Should Get Over It.
We don’t like the word “obey” much, do we? “I’m independent, gosh darn it. I’m strong, free, and self-directed. You’re not the boss of me.” When you’re Christian and hear yourself say things like that it’s pretty funny stuff. In fact, as much as we might not like to think that we obey someone, there’s some of that in everyone’s life. Healthy obedience means to obey a law enforcement officer’s legal order, especially as pertains to getting you out of a dangerous situation. We obey our bosses’ ethical requests. We obey street signs. There is all sorts of good and healthy obedience of the world. And when God directs us…
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Miracles in Jericho
Jericho was certainly where the Bible said it was in Joshua 5 and 6 – the tumbled walls are still there. The question was when did it happen? Some scholars think the city was destroyed over a century before the Hebrews got there. Now new evidence from studies of ceramics, royal objects, seismic activity in the region, carbon-14 dating, and the ruins themselves show new evidence that the city was destroyed when most scholars believe that the Hebrews arrived – about 1400 BC. ”When we compare the archeological evidence at Jericho with the biblical narrative describing the Israelite destruction of Jericho, we find a quite remarkable agreement,” Dr. Bryant G.…
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Be Strong and Courageous
Note: I don’t usually share raw passages for my journal. This morning I am. Last night I woke up yet again around 3:30 AM and worried. I didn’t want to but I couldn’t stop. Then I remembered that I had my Bible with me on my Kindle. Took me a few minutes to make the move, and when I did it was hard to keep my eyes open against the light. But I did. And the part I read was the opening of Hebrews: the glory and sovereignty of God and Jesus Christ. I couldn’t read for very long. But you know what? I went right back to sleep after…