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Morning Meditation: Obedience is Always an Option (Deuteronomy 12:20-27)

Oct 25, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:20-27 Verses 20-22. These verses and what follows seem to be an expansion on what has gone before, but they have a few qualifiers which the Lord gives lest Israel think obedience was relative to circumstances. One such qualifier was the expansion of Israel’s borders and the subsequent increase in distance between people and the sanctuary. These words...

Morning Meditation: How to Enjoy God’s Blessings (Deuteronomy 12:15-19)

Oct 23, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:15-19 Lest Israel should extend the Lord’s command beyond its intent, the Lord gives a qualifier to the previous verses. He specifies that animals slaughtered are not intrinsically consecrated to the sanctuary. Israel was free to eat their grain and animals for normal sustenance, and this would not take away from the solemnity of the sanctuary. This was...

Morning Meditation: Shrine or Sanctuary? (Deuteronomy 12:1-7)

Oct 21, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:1-7 Verse 1. In order to function in the land, Israel had to learn the proper pattern for God’s sanctuary though surrounded by idolatry. The Law had to be strict and followed exactly in that God’s purpose was so different from man’s natural tendencies. Where God’s Word addresses something, it always demands a response from the heart. It...

The Satisfaction of Knowing God

Jul 31, 2018

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series Knowing GodO God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. So I will bless You...

Morning Meditation: Obedience is Always an Option (Deuteronomy 12:20-27)

Morning Meditation: How to Enjoy God’s Blessings (Deuteronomy 12:15-19)

Morning Meditation: Shrine or Sanctuary? (Deuteronomy 12:1-7)

The Satisfaction of Knowing God

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