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Don’t Pray
Isn’t God full of compassion and love? I cannot imagine God saying “don’t pray” or “don’t intercede.” Hasn’t God always invited people to pray and intercede for others? It was God who often took the initiative to invite people to pray and to have a relationship with Him. “As for you, do not pray for…
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The Real Fortress
Ever felt like running? Life becomes too much to bear and you just want to run away someplace. “Fight or Flight” is the common term for what we feel when under pressure. When we’re too tired and afraid, the only thing to do is run. Israel ran to neighboring nations and to their gods for…
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Merciful Judgment
Whenever I read through the pages of the Old Testament, I see the mercy of God clearly portrayed. But many people see destruction, judgment, and punishment all over the pages. These acts of punishment are preceded by long periods of merciful waiting. God waits patiently for the return of his people to ap pepper relationship…
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Who is in Control?
“God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.” (Psalm 47:8) How can we say that God reigns over the nations when every nation on the face of the earth does its own thing? Each nation orders its affairs as they please. They all don’t seem to follow the Lord’s direction in any…
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Vision Received, Grown, Accomplished
Vision Received Vision is given to those who will take it to heart and live it out in their lives. Some try to make an impact using the vision. Others simply try to make a living using the vision. Still, there are those who try to get ahead of others at any cost. Some are…
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Be Still
Not happening. Not possible. How can we be still with all that’s happening around us? How about in our own lives? It’s too much. There’s no way to be still. “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The LORD of…
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The Two-Way Heart
“Of course, I love God with all my heart. Who else could I love so much but God?” These are our words and thoughts. They’re good thoughts. They sound even better. “Have you not just now called to me, ‘My father, you are the friend of my youth – will he be angry forever, will…
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Righteous Loser
Righteous living isn’t always profitable (in the short term). Getting ahead in the game is the game – or so it seems. Those who cut corners and make appropriate “adjustments” are quite often the winners. They get applause and accolades. The system is rigged in such a way that only those who “play the game”…
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God’s Wife?
Throughout the Old Testament, God uses the marriage relationship as a metaphor for his relationship with the people of Israel. God uses metaphors for the sake of communicating with us. Since he is in the spirit realm, we would not be able to grasp everything. But when he uses imagery from our physical realm, we…
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Site announcement
Since I began blogging regularly from 2012, I’ve made several changes to this site. The most recent change is the web address (url) of this blog. I’ve used the barnabas.in address for a long time now, but I’ve always been on the lookout for the barnabas.com address. But that .com site had been taken for…
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