The closest I have ever come to hunting for buried treasure, was a few years ago while visiting Israel. One day our tour group went to an archaeological dig and sifted through soil to recover small artifacts from early Biblical history. It was exciting to imagine unearthing a buried treasure that might have been a valuable metal or something that revealed greater insight into Jesus’ earthly ministry. While I am not sure we found anything that valuable, we were diligent in our digging…
Have you ever paid lip service to someone or been the recipient of it? You know how it works. It’s like when we say, “We do!” but then we don’t. Or we say, “We will!” but really we won’t.
It’s like what Israel did in the first three verses of Hosea chapter six. They told the Lord that they were going to return to Him. But then they didn’t. The told the Lord they would press on to know Him. But then they wouldn’t.
It all sounded good but it…
A couple of years ago I posted a blog about the word “hitherto”. It’s hard to say how many times that particular (and rather archaic word) has come back to my mind.
This week I’ve been pondering another word. It may or may not be found in Scripture – I didn’t check – but God works according to this word all through His Word. The word? “Meanwhile…”
What brought this word to my mind and heart and then my journal was the culmination of studying Kings and Prophets with a Precepts group…
Tell me if this sounds familiar…. You find yourself with a few extra minutes so you turn on the television. As soon as the screen comes to life, there it is! Your favorite movie – right at the good part. Next thing you know, it’s an hour later and the credits are rolling. Even though you hadn’t planned to watch and you knew how it ended, you just couldn’t look away.
What makes this particular phenomenon so interesting is the type of movie that seems to have magnetic attraction. Sure, it’s…
