We see from the previous chapter the commitment we should make toward the Word of God. But what about God? What commitment has He made concerning His Word? One of the commitments God makes, pointed out in Isaiah 55:11, is in the form of a promise. He promises that His Read more…
Testimony:[1] Receiving God’s Mercy The annoying cough motivated Mirek Hufton to drive by the medical clinic where his wife worked in hopes of obtaining some antibiotics to fight an obvious infection. He would then be on his way to the out-of-town conference he had planned. But before all was said Read more…
There are those idolaters, those who carve out ideologies with no regard to God’s standards (and violate the second commandment) who can do it masterfully. They have a certain manipulative genius as they export their carved images into the culture. They take their place as college professors, political leaders, extremely Read more…
Being a human planting of the Lord filled with the water of God’s Word, however, is only part of the process. The next emphasis includes taking the abundance of God’s Word, which is in our hearts, and declaring it with our mouths. An undeniable connection between heart and mouth exists Read more…
God sent His Word—by speaking it—into the earth. He initiated its delivery to this globe, and He used and is using holy men and women of God to have it delivered[1] through preaching.[2] This preaching, or proclamation and declaration, of His Word falls like precipitation upon the people of this Read more…
The start of verse 11 clearly communicates that an analogy is being announced by beginning with the words, “So shall My Word be…” The obvious question is, “So shall My Word be…like what?” Therefore, we are forced to compare verses 10 and 11 on an analogous level. So shall My Read more…
Though it is not referenced in the context of the second commandment there is one thing we can count on from the wickedness of idolatry. A group of people who have carved out an image (a false ideology or philosophy), and are serving it, will often make demands of others Read more…
After Gail’s passing the head-banging ceased for a few years, but then, for me, the head-banging began again; but this time on a global level with overkill compulsory mask-wearing; PCR testing that when manipulated just right can produce COVID diagnoses recorded as a great deal of false positives. This means Read more…
During the time that my late wife, Gail, struggled for her life at the end of 2016 I had an experience with one of her doctors, now my doctor, that, in these uncertain days, has come back to disturb me and point me to reasons I should stay disturbed. It Read more…
You shall not make for yourself a carved image . . . you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. As I pointed out in previous blogs, violation of the second commandment has nothing to do with a wood-working project. It has much more to do with allowing Read more…