Exodus, freedom, God, growing, Holy Spirit, idols, Moses, sin, temptation
Being free is hard. It sounds easy…being rid of the metaphorical chains that bind you to literal misery…having the ability to move about, run away, make your own choices… But being free is hard. Because it takes intentional effort and vigilance to...
Bible, God, grace, idols, Jesus, pain, Psalms, sin, Uncategorized
Israel. Throughout the Old Testament, the nation of Israel is reamed for failing to worship God the way they were supposed to. Sometimes they forgot. Sometimes they remembered but refused. You and I are just the latest models of Israel. We may wear better clothes and...
Exodus, faith, God, growing, idols, meaning of life, pain, Proverbs, spiritual growth
God wants more for us than we want for ourselves. Which is awesome and terrifying all at the same time. Our hearts are so broken and bent toward sin that if someone were to ask us what we want in life, our list would be pretty self-centered. My list contains things...
Bible, discipline, God, idols, Jeremiah, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
In my post The Longest Time Out Ever, I let Jeremiah show us how God exercised His right to severely discipline the Israelites. Jeremiah makes a good case as to God being just in disciplining. He is holy. We are not. He tells us to obey. We don’t. Therefore, it...
Bible, fear, God, grace, idols, Jeremiah, mercy, sin
Yesterday we looked at Jeremiah 2 and saw ourselves in Israel’s rebellion. Like the Israelites, sometimes we choose to abandon God and go find substitute gods. We stop trusting the Lord and trust ourselves instead. We lose our awe of the Lord; we harden our...
Bible, God, idols, Jeremiah, Romans, sin, worship
One thing I love about the Bible is that it’s about me. And we all know how much I love me. I’m my favorite subject. I was reading Jeremiah 2 and 3 yesterday and saw myself in nearly every verse. That’s really bad news if you know anything about...
