SCRIPTURE: Judges 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Ever since we messed up this world, God has been raising up delivers to guide us back to Him, out of this mess. To some extent, every deliver is a pattern of Jesus, the ultimate deliverer. But we need to remember that Jesus was a perfect deliverer, while all of the others…
Author: Norm
mexico boy is coming home
We got word yesterday, Tim is coming home! Next week Saturday, August 29th. We are so looking forward to seeing him again! Lots of things to pray about still, work and school and transportation and adjusting to life back in Canada and… but he’s coming home!
wounded love
SCRIPTURE: Judges 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And because the Israelites forsook the LORD and no longer served him, he became angry with them. He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites, who that year shattered and crushed them. [Judges 10:6-8] God is not a cruel, vengeful God. He does not enjoy making people suffer. He…
dangerous connections
SCRIPTURE: Judges 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, `Come and be our king.’ The thornbush said to the trees, `If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of…
irreverend
SCRIPTURE: Judges 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The Israelites said to Gideon, ‘Rule over us–you, your son and your grandson–because you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.’ But Gideon told them, ‘I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The LORD will rule over you.’ [Judges 8:22-23] Our tendency is to reject…
dreamweaver
SCRIPTURE: Judges 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he worshiped God. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, ‘Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands.’ [Judges 7:15] When God supports a cause, nothing can defeat it. Even with an army of 300, Israel could defeat…
iconoclast
SCRIPTURE: Judges 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The men of the town demanded of Joash, ‘Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.’ [Judges 6:30] How things have digressed. Despite God’s warnings against idolatry and Baal worship, here we have the village leaders preparing to kill…
the universe declares
SCRIPTURE: Judges 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: O LORD, when you went out from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured down water. The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel. [Judges 5:4-5] I love the perspective in this song….
another update from Tim
Hola Hello from Juarez. This week we had the opportunity to go down to the Sierra Mountains. It is in the southern part of the state. It is pretty much unsettled except by the Tarahumara Indians which is exactly who we were going to visit. God was incredibly evident throughout the whole trip even leaving…
God goes ahead of us
SCRIPTURE: Judges 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then Deborah said to Barak, ‘Go! This is the day the LORD has given Sisera into your hands. Has not the LORD gone ahead of you?’ So Barak went down Mount Tabor, followed by ten thousand men. [Judges 4:14]. In this passage we see God working in the midst of human circumstances. We…