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April 2011
“O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.” (Ezekiel 37:4)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
O God, you once called your prophet to preach to a valley filled with dry bones. And as a result of hearing your word, the bones came back to life. My first inclination is to say that I cannot imagine this scene. I doubt even Hollywood could do it justice. But the more I ponder this text, the clearer it becomes to me. …
“You shall be holy, for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:16)
Friday, April 22, 2011
When you inspired Peter to write these words, you had to know that this is a pretty tough call for us to fulfill. I would love to say that I want to be holy, but I wonder – is there some besetting sin, some socially appropriate addiction, that I am not about ready to lay down? No, there is not one. There are many. …
“Build houses and live in them.” (Jeremiah 29:5)
Friday, April 15, 2011
When your people were exiled in Babylon, they just wanted to leave and go back home. Even if we have never moved, it doesn’t feel like we ever have all of life in the right place. Relationships, health, work – there is always something that is exiled from where we want it to be. …
“All things work together for good for those who love God…” (Romans 8:28)
Friday, April 8, 2011
Our Savior, I used to think that these verses meant that even when times were hard, somehow you would make sure that everything turned out okay. But as a pastor, I have seen too many life stories that took a bad turn only to get worse. Frankly, I have seen a bit of this in my own life, as well. …
“How will you compete with horses?” (Jeremiah 12:5)
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Holy God, this was your opening response after Jeremiah called you out to explain about the lack of justice. Actually, your whole sentence was “If you have raced with the foot-runners and they have wearied you, how will you compete with horses?” Assuming that I am getting the point, you are telling us that if we get worn out trying to understand each other, we don’t have a chance of understanding you. …
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