Monthly Archives: July 2021

“Cursed be he who does the work of the Lord negligently and cursed be he who keeps back his sword from blood.” (Jeremiah 48:10) Jeremiah was speaking this work against Moab who was at ease.  They claimed to be mighty and strong warriors but had never been in any battle.  Doing the work of the Lord negligently here means that they were superficially and not genuinely making peace.   They were great at creating a superficial peace by overlooking issues and…..

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What is peace?   At the time of Jeremiah, people thought they had all the answers and were enjoying the good life.  They loved that the riches were flowing and life was easy.  Income was coming in as the harvest was plentiful and people were eating more than their fill.   Indulging and overabundance were common.  The church (assembly) of the time was preaching the prosperity gospel.   They were telling the people that peace was for them.  They could tip their hat…..

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Unhurried.   This is a statement that eluded me for such a long time.   Hurrying to the next activity, hurrying to do more, achieve more, and become more.   Yet in rushing from activity to activity and accomplishment to accomplishment, my spiritual life was diminishing rather than growing.  The Kingdom way is totally opposite.   The Lord says, “Be Still.”   When we stop and put everything aside, and become still before Him, we come to know Him. We grow in His likeness and…..

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“Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who diligently search for him.” (Hebrews 11:6) Diligent here is the word ekzeteo.  It means to seek out.   A word study notes that it emphasizes the personal intent of the seeker—they are intensely and personally desiring an outcome.  There is a motive that drives it that is tied to a treasured outcome.   What do you most…..

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