When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly.  They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer.  But they flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues. – Psalm 78:34-46 What strikes me as I read Psalm 78, and consider this in [...]

They did not keep God’s covenant, but refused to walk according to his law.  They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them. – Psalm 78:10-11 It seems to me that there has never been a time in history when we need this word more than we do today.  How easily we [...]

Then the Lord brought Israel up from the land of Egypt and redeemed them from the house of slavery. – Micah 6:4 (ESV/author’s translation)   re·deem verb ri-ˈdēm transitive verb a : to buy back : repurchase b : to get or win back We live on a spiritual battlefield.  Satan attacks us day and [...]

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.  And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.  I will bless those [...]