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In Genesis 3 we see God set for Adam and Eve a test. A test of how well, and how committed they are to attending to God’s voice. Will they veer off and follow another voice, or will they remain steadfast to the Voice that
Cease striving and know that I AM God. This verse has been spoken over me for most of my life. At one point it became my mission to help others hear these words. I laugh at myself when I think back, because I was striving to
In Luke 17 Jesus tells an interesting little story. He asks those present if they can imagine a master when his servant comes in from working in the field to sit down and be fed and have a drink. The implied answer is, “No. We
Let’s say that the tithe tests how basic you are, how reactive you are to material concerns. This next test asks, “how acidic are you?” What is your threshold for fire? The test is Jesus’ question in the garden of Gethsemane the night He was
A litmus test measures the ph of a solution. You dip a paper strip into the solution and depending on the color the strip turns you know how acidic or alkaline the solution is. There are two instructions in scripture that I think act as a
In my last post, I pointed out that Jesus answered the question the expert at the Law asked with The Parable of the Good Samaritan. He did not offer an answer to the unspoken question of “How do I love God?” He answered the question
“Hear O Israel! The Lord Our God is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” In Luke 10 Jesus has a conversation with an “expert in the Law.” The lawyer rightly identifies
