#God&039;s instruction

[dawnlizjones]

Old dog, new tricks

I’m trying to do the morning dog walk thing to give both this aging woman and her aging canine a few more steps during the day.  Yesterday’s excursion was a bit more interesting than usual.  Strolling down one residential street on that quiet Sunday morning, Buckley and I came upon a boy of about ten years obviously having a good time flying his new drone, and doing a good job of it, too!  Now,…

[shirahchante]

From Torah to Table: How Ancient Wisdom Changed My Life

We’re studying the portion called Shemini, which translates to eighth. It’s a joy to study the Torah, and I’m glad we are on the same schedule as the rest of the world during this Torah portion. Over time, we’ve walked through Genesis and Exodus, and now we find ourselves in the Book of Leviticus, a book abundant with God’s laws. This exploration of holiness reminds me of Hebrews 12:14, which…

[thinkingonscripture]

Divine Discipline and Self Discipline

In a previous article, I addressed the relationship between being a disciple of the Lord and learning discipline. I explained that discipline in the Bible is twofold: God disciplines us as His children, and we are to be self-disciplined. God’s discipline is His ongoing correction and training that results in His people living righteous lives that conform to His character and will. As God’s…

[biblebloodhound]

Lady Wisdom Is Speaking (Proverbs 8:1-31)

Wisdom is quite an abstract ideal to pursue, which is likely why it helps to have it presented as a beautiful woman.

Lady Wisdom, by Mikayla Ragsdale Doesn’t Wisdom cry out    and Understanding shout?Atop the heights along the path,    at the crossroads she takes her stand.By the gate before the city,    at the entrances she shouts: I cry out to you, people;    my voice goes out to all of humanity.Understand skill, you who are naive.    Take this to heart, you fools.Listen, for I speak things that are…

[a-godman]

The Bible is Profitable for Teaching, Conviction, Correction, Instruction in Righteousness

 On God’s side, the Bible is God’s breathing; on our side, the Bible is for us to receive the breath of God as our profit in teaching, conviction, correction, and instruction in righteousness; the Bible is profitable for teaching, conviction, correction, and instruction in righteousness, so that we may be men of God fully equipped for every good work. Amen! The majority of believers in Christ…

[daylerogers]

What's It Worth To You?

Ikea is known worldwide for its modern furniture, low prices, an inviting shopping experience, and impossible instructions for putting said furniture together. Swedish words are used for all the products sold there. For monolingual me, the words are unpronounceable and don’t really mean anything to me. This also is logical that instructions are in pictograph form, for all those places and people…

[kmac4him1st]

Miss The Mark

Who says you can't learn a "spiritual lesson" and grow in the Lord through golf??? I love the game of golf and God teaches me much through all the things in my life. God bless ya!

“Failure is not the opposite of success, it is part of success, yes a failure is not a loss, it is a gain. You learn. You change. You grow.” Francis Chan That Was Really Ugly… I can’t even count the number of times I have missed the mark. We are human beings and sometimes we just miss the mark at times. Something may be off when we get up and we follow after our feelings, instead of connecting…

[markmcole]

The Key to True Knowledge

A discerning individual should consistently strive to distinguish between timeless, profound knowledge and transient, insignificant information.  Solomon’s assertion, “Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,” encapsulates a core principle of wisdom delineated in the Bible. Here, “fear” extends beyond mere dread to encompass reverence, awe, and respect for the LORD. Let’s look into…

[tom4jc]

October 1, 2023 Verse Of The Day

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A Driver’s Prayer through Life

A Driver’s Prayer through Life Jeremiah 10:23-24 I know, O LORD, that a man’s life is not his own; it is not for man to direct his steps. 24 Correct me, LORD, but only with justice— not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing. Lord; watch over me as I drive down the highway of Life. And on the city freeways filled with their road rage and their strife. Protect and guide me down the…

[melvingaines]

Live Stream Sunday School - July 23, 2023

John 14:1-14

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Numbers 31: Another Midian people different location

Israel's War against Midian

31 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Before you die, make sure that the Midianites are punished for what they did to Israel.”[a]

3 Then Moses told the people, “The Lord wants to punish the Midianites. So tell our men to prepare for battle. 4 Each tribe will send 1,000 men to fight.”

5 Twelve thousand men were picked from the tribes of Israel, and after they were prepared for battle, 6 Moses sent them off to war. Phinehas the son of Eleazar went with them and took along some things from the sacred tent[b] and the trumpets for sounding the battle signal.

7 The Israelites fought against the Midianites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. They killed all the men, 8 including Balaam son of Beor and the five Midianite kings, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. 9 The Israelites captured every woman and child, then led away the Midianites' cattle and sheep, and took everything else that belonged to them. 10 They also burned down the Midianite towns and villages.

11 Israel's soldiers gathered together everything they had taken from the Midianites, including the captives and the animals. 12-13 Then they returned to their own camp in the hills of Moab across the Jordan River from Jericho, where Moses, Eleazar, and the other Israelite leaders met the troops outside camp.

14 Moses became angry with the army commanders 15 and said, “I can't believe you let the women live! 16  They are the ones who followed Balaam's advice and invited our people to worship the god Baal Peor. That's why the Lord punished us by killing so many of our people. 17 You must put to death every boy and all the women who have ever had sex. 18 But do not kill the young women who have never had sex. You may keep them for yourselves.”

19 Then Moses said to the soldiers, “If you killed anyone or touched a dead body, you are unclean and have to stay outside the camp for seven days. On the third and seventh days, you must go through a ceremony to make yourselves and your captives clean. 20 Then wash your clothes and anything made from animal skin, goat's hair, or wood.”

21-23 Eleazar then explained, “If you need to purify something that won't burn, such as gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, or lead, you must first place it in a hot fire. After you take it out, sprinkle it with the water that purifies. Everything else should only be sprinkled with the water. Do all of this, just as the Lord commanded Moses. 24 Wash your clothes on the seventh day, and after that, you will be clean and may return to the camp.”

Everything Taken from the Midianites Is Divided

25 The Lord told Moses:

26-27 Make a list of everything taken from the Midianites, including the captives and the animals. Then divide them between the soldiers and the rest of the people. Eleazar the priest and the family leaders will help you.

28-29 From the half that belongs to the soldiers, set aside for the Lord one out of every 500 people or animals and give these to Eleazar.

30 From the half that belongs to the people, set aside one out of every 50 and give these to the Levites in charge of the sacred tent.

31 Moses and Eleazar followed the Lord's instructions 32-35 and listed everything that had been taken from the Midianites. The list included 675,000 sheep and goats, 72,000 cattle, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 young women who had never had sex.

36-47 Each half included 337,500 sheep and goats, 36,000 cattle, 30,500 donkeys, and 16,000 young women. From the half that belonged to the soldiers, Moses counted out 675 sheep and goats, 72 cattle, 61 donkeys, and 32 women and gave them to Eleazar to be dedicated to the Lord. Then from the half that belonged to the people, Moses set aside one out of every 50 animals and women, as the Lord had said, and gave them to the Levites.

48 The army commanders went to Moses 49 and said, “Sir, we have counted our troops, and not one soldier is missing. 50 So we want to give the Lord all the gold jewelry we took from the Midianites. It's our gift to him for watching over us and our troops.”

51 Moses and Eleazar accepted the jewelry from the commanders, 52 and its total weight was over 200 kilograms. 53 This did not include the things that the soldiers had kept for themselves. 54 So Moses and Eleazar placed the gold in the Lord's sacred tent to remind Israel of what had happened.[c]

[thinkingonscripture]

God Uses Bible Teachers to Help Us Grow Spiritually

Almost anyone can be used by the Lord to communicate divine revelation. Even a jackass can be the mouthpiece of God (Num 22:28-30). Biblically, Christians are directed to “teach and admonish one another” (Col 3:16), which shows that all believers can teach and counsel one another with the Word of God. Of course, this assumes they’ve been “constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the…

[biblebloodhound]

Pass Along Values (1 Kings 2:1-11)

Nobody needs to wait until they are nearly gone to communicate important values and sage advice to loved ones.

David’s Dying Charge to Solomon, by Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680) David’s time was coming to an end. So he commanded Solomon his son, “I’m following the path that the whole earth takes. Be strong and be a man. Guard what is owed to the Lord your God, walking in his ways and observing his laws, his commands, his judgments, and his testimonies, just as it is written in the Instruction from Moses. “In…

[itsministerneecy]

How To Avoid Running Ahead Of God's Instruction

The word out on the street is that it is not as easy being a woman as it used to be. However, the word out on the street may be wrong!

To illustrate the problem with running ahead of God’s instruction we will expound on select passages taken from Genesis 15 and 16 NKJV, which deals with “Abraham and Sarah running ahead of the Lord’s instruction.”  The word out on the street is that it is not as easy being a woman as it used to be. However, the word out on the street may be wrong! In particular, Genesis 16: 1-6 sheds light on…

[spiritsbreath]

What Difference Could those Possibly Make?

What Difference Could those Possibly Make?

I am a fairly regular leader of Carey Nieuwof’s blog on Christian Leadership for a while now. I have found many of the things he has to say, particularly during the pandemic to be rather insightful.

Recently Nieuwof wrote a post he titled, “Five Rather Startling Reasons People Leave Your Church.” I thought I would share those reasons with you but give you my thoughts. If you would like to read…