Life in Words

“You must burn their idols in fire, and you must not covet the silver or gold that covers them. You must not take it or it will become a trap to you, for it is detestable to the Lord your God. 26 Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be destroyed, just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction." (Deuteronomy 7:25-26) I find it interesting that God is letting His people know that not only is the actual idol repulsive but the pieces of gold and silver attached to it are too. So not only were they supposed to destroy the actual idol but the gold and silver too. ... I don't know about you, but if I found a statue with real gold or silver attached to it, I would not want to destroy that gold and silver. I could very easily reason with myself that the gold and silver are not the idol itself and could be put to much better use in my hands. Yet, God is saying that any part of that idol is marked fo...

"Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means 'the LORD will provide'). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: 'On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.'" Genesis 22:14 There are times when we are called to be still and wait on God's timing. Then there are other times when we are called to move first in faith to see the provision of God. Abraham was not given the ram before he went up the mountain. He was not given the ram halfway up the mountain. He was not even told there was going to be a ram provided. Abraham was asked to do something in faith and he did it. First came the obedience, then came the miraculous provision. If he had waited for provision before starting his journey, he would not have received it. If he had stopped halfway through his journey, he still would not have received it. Even if he made it all the way to the top of the mountain, he still wouldn't have seen that ram until he had fully obe...