Tag: heart
-
A Key Difference [1-minute read]
14Then he brought the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering.–Leviticus 8 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. He has no need,…
-
Unique [1-minute read]
22The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 23“Speak to the people of Israel, saying, You shall eat no fat, of ox or sheep or goat. 24The fat of an animal that dies of itself and the fat of one that is torn by beasts may be put to any other use, but on no account shall you eat it. 25For every…
-
Feed the Grill Master [1-minute read]
12The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. 13Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall…
-
Guilt and Amends [1-minute read]
16He shall also make restitution for what he has done amiss in the holy thing and shall add a fifth to it and give it to the priest. And the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering, and he shall be forgiven. 17“If anyone sins, doing any of the…
-
Hope for the Sinner [1-minute read]
27“If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally in doing any one of the things that by the LORD’s commandments ought not to be done, and realizes his guilt, 28or the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which…
-
Don’t Hold the Salt!
13You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.–Leviticus 2 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer…
-
Hope for the Hider With Secrets! [1-minute read]
20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, 21would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart.–Psalm 44 I used to be an addict and I would hide my addiction from others. I had excuses and rationalizations for my sin, but…
-
Use This Psalm When Depressed!
11Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.-Psalm 42 The word for ‘downcast’ was one that shepherds used to describe sheep that become flipped over. If I understand the biology correctly, much like turtles,…
-
Don’t Hide God’s Faithfulness! [1-minute read]
10I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.–Psalm 40 I oversee Celebrate Recovery at my church and regularly teach on the recovery principles. And as part of my journey, I do…
Joel M Bradshaw 