SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 24 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices–mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law–justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. [Matthew 23:23] The Jews often forgot the intent…
a clean heart
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 23 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for…
watch “A Brief History of Video Games”
I seem to recognize the first games and sounds, but not the later one. Pong, Pac Man, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders, Asteroids… the classics! What was your favourite?
specific stuff and heart issues
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 22 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” [John 1:17] I am still wrestling with the specific laws that came through Moses, and trying to find Jesus in them. Moses includes specific, detailed regulations for maintaining ‘law and order’ (we may dispute the laws, but it was…
i don’t like this chapter
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 21 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” [John 1:17] I am having a tough time connecting this passage to Jesus. The part about marrying the foreign woman, then putting her away if you were no longer happy with her? Then the parents having their son put…
clinging to God through hard passages
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 20 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.” [Matthew 10:19-20] OK, for today’s reading I am choosing to…
mercy trumps justice
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 19 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” [Matthew 5:38-39] Jesus is quoting from today’s passage, where we see the principle of equitable…
creative like our Creator
As one who has always loved Lego, I love how these guys are being creative, like their Creator. I am especially impressed by the powerful messages of the third guy, and what his Lego creations express.
the one to listen to
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 18 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “The Jews gathered around him, saying, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered, ‘I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me, but you do not believe because you are…
His words close to my heart
SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 17 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.” [John 15:7]. According to Moses, the king needs to keep a written copy of God’s will close to his heart, to be with him always so that he faithfully follows that will…