"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
In Exodus 33 we have the account of the aftermath of the golden calf event of Exodus 32, in which Israel, after being miraculously rescued from slavery in Egypt by the LORD God, and graciously brought into covenant relationship with Him (Exodus 6:7), almost immediately and blatantly violate the covenant conditions, namely the first three […]
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In Genesis Chapters 2-3 we have the LORD God revealing Himself to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as gracious creator; the one who designed and made of all of the beauty and wonder that surrounded them, all of which is given to them to freely enjoy and exercise dominion over. Most gloriously
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This was originally posted in March 2021. I would suggest that the advice is still pertinent. If you are reading this, it is not too late!!!! Over 2000 years ago it was too late for me! ☹ I went through my short life in your world, believing that I was a good man, at least
Question: How do you know a politician is lying? Answer: Their lips are moving. This is meant to be a “joke”, but as we have seen over the past several elections in this country, there is more truth to this than we would like to believe. Mankind, according to the Bible, is by nature, at
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This is a significantly revised version of a post with the same title from December 2021 The Bible has many descriptive names for the one referred to in Revelation 12:9, as the “great dragon”, “the serpent of old”, “the Devil and Satan”. These and a number of other names/titles for him found in scripture represent
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The following is a revision of a post with the same title published in November 2021. One of the most humiliating, frustrating and distressing experiences a person could have in this world is to realize that they have been deceived – scammed – the victim of a con (confidence) game or a swindle, wherein they
This was originally part of a series I posted in October/November 2021 “exposing” the person and works of the devil. Some revisions have been made. In my two most recent posts I have looked at the reality and origin of the being the Bible identifies as Satan or the devil. He is revealed to be
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This was originally part of a series I posted in October/November 2021 “exposing” the person and works of the devil. Some revisions have been made. Hal Lindsey was a New York Times bestselling author back in the 1970s and 1980s. Most of his books centered around eschatological (end time) prophecies in the Bible regarding the
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Back in the ‘1970’s, comedian Flip Wilson, through his cross-dressing character, Geraldine, popularized the saying, “the devil made me do it”. In the various comedic skits, he/she would acknowledge behavior that was wrong or outrageous. and when called out on it would always have the excuse, “the devil made me do it”. Wilson was a
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One of the most frightening and nightmare inducing movies I saw as a child was the 1953 version of the movie War of the Worlds, an adaptation of a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. The novel tells the story of a surprise, undetected Martian invasion that is an attempt to conquer and take over
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