Tom Irvine Psalm 81 [12] So I gave them up unto their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels. Amos 5 [25] Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? [26] But ye have borne… Read more
Psalm 41 [9] Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. Psalm 69 [25] Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. Psalm 109 [8] Let his… Read more
Deuteronomy 25 [4] Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. 1 Corinthians 9 [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take… Read more
Isaiah 7 [14] Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Matthew 1 [23] Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they… Read more
Genesis 15 1 After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. 2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of… Read more
As a necessary disclaimer, there are times that we need to leave a relationship or situation for our physical or mental safety. Our obligation to forgive a perpetrator does not require us to remain in an abusive relationship. There are other, less extreme, cases where… Read more
Matthew 15 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my… Read more
Eli was the High Priest of Shiloh and also a Judge of Israel. He was also the “Prophet.” Eli faithfully served as a father figure to Samuel. He also had the wisdom and inspiration to realize that Samuel should be the next high priest, rather… Read more
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. * * * * Psalm 136:26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth… Read more
There is a widely-taught principle in my church that “Obedience is the first law of heaven.” This may have been an extrapolation from Alexander Pope’s quote that “Order is heaven’s first law.” But discernment must precede obedience. The Lord placed Adam and Eve in the… Read more