Live for a crown of glory

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Numbers 14 Why is it that gloom spreads faster than good news – here is it Old Testament Israel, so it’s not just the Brits who love gloom. They are taking on board grasshopper theology and rebelling in fear. First they rebel against the leaders then God. Thankfully Joshua and Caleb are not confirmist consensus […]

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Don’t be a grasshopper

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Hebrews 10 The law cannot sanctify is – it has no power and is a shadow that requires constant sacrifices to work at all. We are made holy through Christ’s death (Grace also teaches us to say no to unrighteousness (Titus 2:12) verse 17 Grace means that God doesn’t remember our sins or lawless acts […]

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Would that all were prophets

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Numbers 11 The pressure of leading gets too much for Moses so God anoints the 72 leaders with the Spirit to prophecy – hear from God. 70 turn up to the gathering and two stay behind – but God still anoints them because He is full of grace. Moses comment “I wish that all the […]

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New covenant makes the old obsolete

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Numbers 10 v29 “Come with and we will do you good” – sometimes people need telling twice before they follow! Keep telling friends about the good news of Jesus! Psalm 46 God is our refuge and an ever present help in trouble. v4 There is a river (of the Holy Spirit) whose streams make glad […]

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Cloud by day, fire by night

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Numbers 9 The presence of God was so key in the wilderness years – the cloud by day and fire by night. They were guided by the presence to go and stay. Sometimes they stayed where they were two days and sometimes a month – we don’t know where the Spirit blows or when He […]

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Eternal Security

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Trying to blog my Murray McCheyne Bible Reading Plan everyday! Numbers 8 7 lampstands lit and facing forward – Revelation makes the lamps a picture of the church, shining Jesus out to a needy world. The lampstands in Numbers are made of hammered gold – we are refined by the fire of the Holy Spirit […]

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Watch out for little foxes- April 27th

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Hebrews 2 Hebrews contains some of the strongest warnings of not falling away and some of the strongest assurances of our eternal security – Paradoxes! v1 is a warning – pay more careful attention, so you don’t drift away. The author doesn’t give an explanation of what will happen, just the warning. When we are […]

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Your love is better than wine – Apr 26th

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Numbers 3 The Old Covenant priesthood was highly organised – not all Levites could be priests only the direct descendants of Aaron – not that the first two were killed for offering unauthorised fire. The rest of the tribe of Levi were to serve the priests, the people and the tabernacle itself – so they […]

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